My sister used the Heimlich maneuver and saved me from choking on a piece of turkey. It’s a horrible feeling. I thought I was a goner. My brother was sitting next to me and kept saying, “Are you OK? Are you OK?”
Wow. . .I have one for you as well.
My mother and I were in attendance at a Republican Banquet many years ago. Sitting around the table everyone was enjoying their meal when all of a sudden my mother noticed the elderly lady sitting next to her was really in distress. George Ryan, who was sitting at the head table and saw the problem literally, jumped off the stage and came to the lady’s aid with the Heimlich maneuver. You won’t believe what came out of the woman’s mouth. Half of a baked potato!. . .Also her teeth. . .She had had a little too much to drink and she also admitted these were relatively new teeth. My mother who was trying to assist ended up with the potato and teeth in her hands. It was no small potato either. I couldn’t believe it. George Ryan said that someone had helped his wife one time in a movie theatre and that he was forever grateful.