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Inspiration June 9, 2017
These women show us that heroes are everywhere.
WARNING: Some of the videos below may be graphic.
Whether it’s in the office or at home, every single day women take care of people. They battle for their loved ones or for strangers — against foes great or small, always willing to go the extra mile. So let’s all take a moment to appreciate these five female heroes who risked life and limb to save the day.
June 6 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a speeding car barreled toward a child walking on a sidewalk when Shanta Jordan leapt in between them.
“If she did not step in, the child would be in direct contact with the motor vehicle against the wall, and most likely, he would have perished,” Police chief A.J. Perez told ABC News 10.
ABC News 10 also reports that the child involved almost lost his legs during emergency surgery but doctors were able to save them. Shanta Jordan survived the collision and is currently recuperating in the hospital. Jordan is set to be honored at City Hall.
For a special #BRPDSalutes today we want to thank a very special lady. Early this morning one of our officers…
Posted by Baton Rouge Police Department on Sunday, February 19, 2017
Vickie Williams-Tillman, age 56, noticed Officer Billy Amie struggling to detain an unruly suspect when she slowed and asked if he needed help, CBS News reports.
A moment later, the suspect began assaulting Officer Amie with his own baton after wrestling it away. The Baton Rouge Police department recounts the rest of the action in their statement, “Ms. Williams-Tillman immediately called for more police but then went so much further.”
“Risking her own safety she jumped out of her vehicle and onto the back of the 28-year old assailant. Ms. Williams-Tillman was able to help hold off the assailant until other officers arrived.” Talk about #womenthatdo.
In May, ENTITY mag reported that Stroble, a school bus driver in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, singlehandedly rescued 56 children in less than 60 seconds when the bus caught fire.
She calmly drove into the lot of a nearby car wash and evacuated the students. The bus was soon engulfed in flames. Stroble then lead them to a nearby field where they waited, safely, for emergency services to arrive. And like a true lady boss, “the next morning, Stroble was driving the same route,” reports USA Today.
One shining example of heroism out of the London terror attacks comes from the account of Taxi Driver Aksha Patel.
“Aksha Patel told Sky News of how a woman, who was part of a couple in his cab, used her own body to barricade the door of the Black and Blue restaurant in order to stop a terrorist attack,” the Telegraph reported, of the as-yet-unnamed heroic woman.
Although she was only able to hold the door briefly, it was enough time for 20 people to escape before terrorists entered the building. She was also able to escape.
Leona Di Amore was enjoying the weekend with her daughter Alexis Fischer in May when the UT Austin stabbings occurred. As other individuals fled to safety, Di Amore ran into the Jester Center dormitory to search for the wounded, armed with her black belt in karate and her experience as a Navy medic, the Chicago Tribune recounts.
She tended to one victim that had a foot-long gash deep enough to see his spine. Di Amore boarded her flight back home that night and returned to her chiropractic practice, The Healing Place in Naperville, Illinois.
Each one of these amazing heroes deserves a day named after them and a parade in their honor. One can only hope that if they ever found themselves in a similar situation, they’d be able to muster the same courage. I want to be like these ladies when I grow up. Who wouldn’t?
