Buffalo woman saves life of mentally-disabled, age 64, man caught in blizzard/ items frozen to him

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Aughtry and her boyfriend Trent found Joey 'Joe' White, a 64-year-old mentally disabled, local movie theater worker outside in a snow bank and suffering from severe frostbite






gofund me at $32K for the man


Buffalo woman saves life of mentally-disabled man, 64, caught in historic blizzard by bringing him into her home and cutting off clothes and plastic bag straps that FROZE to his skin

A mother of three is being called a 'true angel in Buffalo' after she saved the life of a mentally disabled man who got caught in last week's historic blizzard.

As the deadly storm slammed several parts of the country over the holiday weekend killing at least 64 people, Sha'Kyra Aughtry was at her home in Buffalo, New York when she heard someone yelling for help on the morning of Christmas Eve.

Aughtry and her boyfriend Trent found Joey 'Joe' White, a 64-year-old mentally disabled, local movie theater worker outside in a snow bank and suffering from severe frostbite, according to her social media posts and the GoFundMe set up for White.

White was covered in snow and was 'so frozen they had to cut his socks off, use a hairdryer to dry his pants that were frozen to his legs, and cut the straps of a Wegmans bag from his hands.'

The couple used giant shearing clippers to cut a ring off his finger, which was swollen and turning black from apparent gangrene, it was reported. White suffered terrible fourth-degree burns, and is receiving specialist treatment. But he would almost certainly have died had Aughtry not stepped in to help.








https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11577907/Buffalo-woman-saves-life-mentally-disabled-man-caught-historic-blizzard.html

[raging moderate]

1. These two are real heroes.

They were magnificent in this emergency.

[2naSalit]

2. And that...

Is the true spirit of what America has claimed to be. Wish it were more openly confirmed rather than anger and hate mongering we are subjected to.

[Meowmee]

3. An angel for sure

Very good people there, ty 👏🏻

[bahboo]

4. man...good on those folks...

[Deuxcents]

5. This is the spirit we've all heard of called love for fellow man.

I hope his hands can be saved from frostbite. What a selfless act of kindness from this couple.

[Cracklin Charlie]

6. Joey is a lucky man.

Found himself an angel on Christmas Eve.

[spanone]

7. K&R

[betsuni]

8. There should be a movie about the Christmas blizzard and these wonderful stories.

[mn9driver]

9. Bless them.

There are still good people here.

[Disaffected]

10. How did he get

"fourth-degree burns"??

[tman]

11. Frostbite

[Disaffected]

14. That's a strange usage of the term then.

Here's a description of the degrees of burn:

https://www.healthline.com/health/first-degree-burn#prevention

"Causes of fourth-degree burns

Fourth-degree burns are primarily caused by flames and chemicals. Some of the possibilities include:

a hot stove or oven
hot irons
open flames, such as fireplaces or campfires
injuries from a building fire
chemicals"

Maybe the author is confusing it with freezer "burn".

[scipan]

15. I grew up in Wisconsin and it was commonly termed that way

I was told because the results are very similar. Anecdotal but makes sense to me.

[Disaffected]

17. In the end I guess It's just

terminology/local vernacular.

[sl8]

16. Other accounts say "fourth degree frostbite". nt

[Disaffected]

18. That would be the more accurate way of stating it.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/frostbite/multimedia/img-20114490

"Skin without cold damage (1) has no change in color or texture. Frostnip (2) is mild frostbite that irritates the skin, causing a change in skin color and a cold feeling followed by numbness. Frostnip doesn't permanently damage the skin and can be treated with first-aid measures. With superficial frostbite (3), the skin feels warm. A fluid-filled blister may appear 12 to 36 hours after rewarming the skin. With deep frostbite (4), you may experience numbness. Joints or muscles may stop working. Large blisters form 24 to 48 hours after rewarming. The tissue turns black and hard as it dies."

[sl8]

19. Thanks for that. nt

[dalton99a]

12. Kick

[Behind the Aegis]

13. Every now and again...

...it is so wonderful to know there are REAL angels!