Just three days ago, Noah Harsh and his grandpa Ed were ready to cheer on the Raiders at Paul Brown Stadium.It was a Christmas gift from grandson to grandad. Ed Fernandes grew up in Oakland and couldn't wait to watch his team take on the Bengals.But once the pair made the trip from Miamisburg to Paul Brown Stadium. The excitement and anticipation quickly faded."I just knew something was off just the way he was falling so I tried to catch him but he just fell," Harsh said.Harsh watched his grandfather stumble to the ground.As he panicked about what to do next, in came an unexpected hero."He said I'm going to do CPR, I'm an ER professional, I got this. So he started doing CPR and he got a pulse back," Harsh said.Bengals fanatic Jerry Mills, who also happens to be an emergency room nurse in Dallas, Texas, and former Covington firefighter, saw Ed collapse and sprang into action."When I started CPR another nurse came up and she opened his airway for me and we started CPR right away," Mills said. "God has a reason for everything because for me to come all the way from Texas and there were a lot of people there at the time, and nobody jumped down to check and see if he had a pulse."Harsh called Mills' actions heroic and a true godsend.The 78-year-old is still recovering at UC Medical Center. He has heart surgery scheduled for Thursday."Without Jerry we'd be telling a different story," Harsh said.A second chance, the right place at the right time.The power of kindness over competition."Thank God the prayers work and there's people out there in the world like Jerry, I thank him again, me and my family thank him again," Harsh said.
Just three days ago, Noah Harsh and his grandpa Ed were ready to cheer on the Raiders at Paul Brown Stadium.
It was a Christmas gift from grandson to grandad. Ed Fernandes grew up in Oakland and couldn't wait to watch his team take on the Bengals.
But once the pair made the trip from Miamisburg to Paul Brown Stadium. The excitement and anticipation quickly faded.
"I just knew something was off just the way he was falling so I tried to catch him but he just fell," Harsh said.
Harsh watched his grandfather stumble to the ground.
As he panicked about what to do next, in came an unexpected hero.
"He said I'm going to do CPR, I'm an ER professional, I got this. So he started doing CPR and he got a pulse back," Harsh said.
Bengals fanatic Jerry Mills, who also happens to be an emergency room nurse in Dallas, Texas, and former Covington firefighter, saw Ed collapse and sprang into action.
"When I started CPR another nurse came up and she opened his airway for me and we started CPR right away," Mills said. "God has a reason for everything because for me to come all the way from Texas and there were a lot of people there at the time, and nobody jumped down to check and see if he had a pulse."
Harsh called Mills' actions heroic and a true godsend.
The 78-year-old is still recovering at UC Medical Center. He has heart surgery scheduled for Thursday.
"Without Jerry we'd be telling a different story," Harsh said.
A second chance, the right place at the right time.
The power of kindness over competition.
"Thank God the prayers work and there's people out there in the world like Jerry, I thank him again, me and my family thank him again," Harsh said.
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