Posted on 12/29/2022 8:05:05 PM PST by Tired of Taxes
A Buffalo woman rescued a stranger who was stranded outside during the deadly snowstorm that has left at least 31 people dead.
In a Facebook post and video on December 25, Sha'Kyra Aughtry said she found a man with special needs screaming for help on the street on the morning of December 24.
Aughtry and her boyfriend decided to take the man — who has been identified as Joe White — into her home, bathing, feeding, and tending to his injuries.
"I currently have a 64-year-old white man in my house," Aughtry said in the video, adding that the man "was being blown up and down the street — it was out of control."
Aughtry said White suffered injuries from the extreme cold, including having "hands with ice balls" on them. She said White had a tote bag frozen to his hands and that she had to blow dry the ice off of them.
She also said she called emergency services for help, but that no one was able to come to their aid.
"They keep telling me I was on a list. But I don't want to be on no list," Aughtry said. "This man is not about to die over here," she added.
It took two days before White could be transported from Aughtry's home to ECMC Hospital in Buffalo, where he is currently being treated, per a GoFundMe page White's coworker Chris Dearing set up to help White cover his medical bills.
Dearing wrote on the page that White, who is mentally disabled, "did not understand the true severity of the storm." . . . . White is in stable condition and "in good spirits," but it's unclear if he will have lasting damage to his hands...
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This woman is an angel on earth.
In her video, she shows the condition of the man's hands, and it looks serious.
Bless her heart.
Nice post.
To read this story, it made my day.
I have worked with disabled folks similar to this gentleman.
Sometimes, all someone needs is momentary help. It’s not a ruse to get into your pockets. The cynic in me needs to be reminded every so often.
What a beautiful, wonderful woman. I am in awe of her.
Good for this woman and her boyfriend.
Amen ✝️🙏🛐
Great Christmas spirit! Good for her, hope the kindness pays itself forward
Incorrect usage of that phrase.
she and her boyfriend should have a gofundme page too- not that they did it for $$, but they deserve the financial help too for taking a chance and helping this fella- Glad to see kindness isn’t totally gone from the country-
Sha’Kyra is definitely an earth angel.
What a lovely and uplifting story. I hope the gentleman’s hands heal completely.
> This woman is an angel on earth. <
Yes, indeed. This story is an excellent counter-balance to all the bad urban stories we’ve been hearing.
There’s a GoFundMe for her and her family.
Clearly, many people were touched by her behavior as well
https://www.gofundme.com/f/bless-shakyra-rain-aughtry-for-saving-joes-life
Every time someone in dire need is rescued an angel gets wings.
Yep!
That looks like some serious frostbite on his hands and fingers. That will be painful. A great act of kindness by the lady.
bttt
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