A man who found himself paralyzed due to a spinal condition has shared how his life was saved by his Facebook friends.
Peter Casaru, 59, informed his Facebook friends that he was unable to move his legs.
Living in a remote cottage in Brecon, South Wales, he was unable to call for an ambulance because his mobile phone’s battery was dead.
It took Mr. Casaru over an hour to crawl to his laptop, where he posted a message alerting his friends to his emergency.
The father-of-one, who lives by himself, wrote: “Can someone call 999? Ambulance for me.
“I need one now. I have fractured my back. Stuck to floor. No phone and glasses. Touch typing. Please help me.”
When his friends, including those from as far as New York and Vancouver, saw his updates, they responded and attempted to call for help.
However, it was Juliet McFarlane, a friend who lives six miles away, who was the first to dial 999, leading to two ambulances arriving at his house just 20 minutes later.
Mr. Casaru, a photographer, mentioned that his doctors informed him that the spinal spasm he experienced might have been fatal had he not received immediate medical attention.
Having suffered spinal issues since breaking his back in a quad bike accident six years prior, he said: “That’s the luck part of the whole story: that Facebook friends saved me.”
The photographer expressed his gratitude to all the friends who left messages and offered assistance, adding: “I’m always joking when I go on Facebook, so I’m just glad they took me seriously.”
