WITH reference to Helen Plenty's letter (You Say, May 22) in which said she was disgusted to read the story in the Evening News about my wife, Diane, I would say I do hope she never has to see or hear anyone having a subarachnoid haemorrhage.

It was horrendous and frightening to put it mildly. I thought my wife was going to die.

The implication that this was self-inflicted infuriates us beyond belief.

Yes, she did receive medical care en route, and needed an urgent CT scan of the head to find the cause and extent of the damage.

This was my only concern, not to obtain a free ambulance or taxi service to anywhere we wished to go.

The presence of the medical paramedics and standards of care are of paramount importance.

Diabetic

At least, if anything did happen, they would have been there on hand to go into action.

I am not only disabled, but I'm also a diabetic on insulin. Not long after this crisis erupted in our lives, I too became ill, which meant I also needed medical assistance.

The ambulances are not operating theatres. But having medical experts with the necessary knowledge available en route is a must in life or death situations. I hope Helen Plenty never suffers from something like this.

My wife is still suffering with head and neck pain and her vision and eyes are also causing major problem.

GORDON TOLLEY,

Claines, Worcester.