Ben and Helen Taylor-Davies were thrilled to be able to take their 'miracle child' Jobe to Ross Community Hospital on Thursday to say thank to the staff who had saved his life. They will never forget the skill and care that was shown to their son on the terrible day when he was so badly injured his life hung in the balance. Nor the fact that this was followed by members of staff telephoning the Intensive Care Unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital every day to check on his progress.

Ben explained that after his healthy, happy 16 month old son had been kicked by a horse they thought they would lose him. He said it was because the staff reacted so quickly at Ross Hospital, combined with the air ambulance and then treatment at Birmingham Children's Hospital, that they have been able to bring him home. And Jobe seems blissfully unaware of the drama he has been at the centre of.

It was on September 28th at 20 past four in the afternoon when Helen went into the paddock to collect a piece of equipment. Jobe, who was toddling, was with her but as she turned he moved a small distance away and in a split second a mare kicked out and caught Jobe on the head.

Helen told the Gazette:?"I became an hysterical mess, he was unconscious and his breathing was very noisy, I screamed for help and someone called the ambulance."

Ben and Helen decided it would be quicker to drive to Ross Community Hospital themselves, which they did. Helen said that from when she arrived and handed him over everything became a blur. She can remember people just came running from everywhere, the First Responders arrived and a GP?even came from the Surgery over the road. She said someone called for an air ambulance which had to park at the Riverside and they prepared to travel by road ambulance to the air ambulance.

For the rest of this story please see this week's Ross Gazette.

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