 SECAmb said the defibrillator would benefit the people of Woking |
The family of a Surrey teenager who died suddenly from an aneurysm of the aorta have raised enough cash in his memory to buy a cardiac defibrillator. The equipment, which re-starts a heart beating with an electric shock, will be used by paramedics working for the South East Coast Ambulance Service.
Gregory Newall, 18, from New Haw, died in hospital in March after ambulance crews had tried to save his life.
The new defibrillator will be unveiled at Woking railway station on Monday.
More than �900 was raised by the family and friends of Gregory, who donated money in his memory at his funeral.
'Gregory's legacy'
His mother, Eleanor Newall, said: "We wanted the money raised in his name to go into something lasting that would help other people and that would keep his memory alive.
"We decided to choose the ambulance service [SECAmb] as they arrived quickly when he was ill and they tried so hard to save his life.
"They didn't give up in the resuscitation at all and we are so grateful for that," she said.
"If the defibrillator donated in Gregory's name can save another life then it will be a perfect, permanent legacy for him."
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