THANK YOU, MARIA. ONE HARRIS TEETER EMPLOYEE IS PURE PROOF THAT NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES. WE INTRODUCED YOU TO AMBER LOUD TO CNN ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. WHO WAS TRAINING HER SERVICE DOG IN A WINSTON-SALEM HARRIS TEETER STORE WHEN SHE STARTED TO HAVE A SEIZURE. HARRIS TEETER WORKER REGINA MITCHELL CAME TO HER AID, HELPING HER THROUGH THAT. AND THIS WEEK, AMBER GAVE BACK TO REGINA IN A BIG WAY. AMBER I DID GET WXII RECENTLY SHOWED YOU THIS VIDEO OF THE MOMENTS. AMBER ALLOWED, AS YOU KNOW, STARTED SUFFERING FROM A SEIZURE CAUGHT ON VIDEO WHILE TRAINING HER SERVICE DOG AT A HARRIS TEETER. I CALL THEM LIKE THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON MARCH 3RD. THE WOMAN YOU SEE HELPING AMBER IS A HARRIS TEETER EMPLOYEE WHO REALLY TOOK CHARGE DURING THIS MEDICAL EMERGENCY. THIS WHOLE EVENT OF WHAT HAPPENED WAS NOT SO MUCH FOCUSING ON. YOU KNOW, HERE IS THIS WOMAN HAVING A SEIZURE, BUT THIS WAS ABOUT AN EMPLOYEE WHO WASN’T JUST THINKING, OKAY, THIS IS MY JOB. THIS IS A HUMAN IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT I REALLY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF. SO WE HAVE DONE SOMETHING FOR YOU. AND ON MONDAY, AMBER GAVE THAT TO THE WOMAN WHO HELPED SAVE HER AT A TIME OF SUCH DISTRESS, THE DISABLED COMMUNITY AND MANY PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY DECIDED, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE REALLY SHOULD DO SOMETHING FOR THIS WOMAN. SO WHAT CAN WE DO? AMBER LAUNCHED A GO FUND ME, RAISING MORE THAN $2,000 FOR REGINA AND PERSONALLY DELIVERED IT TO HER. THIS WEEK. YOU CAN REALLY TELL THAT THIS VERY BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IS SO HUMBLE. SO HUMBLE. SHE WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK. WHEN YOU GO THROUGH WHAT YOU DID. AMBER HAS A RARE DISEASE CALLED BIZARRE ANEMIA. THE MARCH 3RD INCIDENT WAS AMBER SERVICED DOGS FIRST EMERGENCY SITUATION. IT’S REALLY EMOTIONAL, ALL BECAUSE I’VE BEEN BATTLING MY CONDITIONS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. AND YOU KNOW, I SAID PREVIOUSLY, BEFORE I JUST GET LEFT AND I’LL WHEN I’M IN STORES, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR THEY JUST THERE’S THAT BYSTANDER EFFECT. BUT THIS TIME WAS DIFFERENT. A WARM EMBRACE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY LIFE. OH, I HAVE HEARD. AND A THANK YOU TO THE WOMAN WHO TOOK CHARGE AND SAT BY HER SIDE THROUGH IT ALL. I HOPE PEOPLE SEE THIS VIDEO AND GET MANY DIFFERENT THINGS FROM IT. ONE HOW TO BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER, HOW TO TREAT ONE ANOTHER. BELIEVE ME, AND I’LL. AND WHILE IT’S VERY RARE FOR AMBER TO HAVE SEIZURES, SHE DOES PASS OUT A LOT, WHICH IS WHY SHE HAS A SERVICE DOG TRAINED TO ALERT FOR THINGS LIKE LOW BLOOD SUGAR AND HIGH HEART RATE. REGINA HAD NO IDEA. AMBER WAS GOING TO DONATE THAT $2,000 TO HER, BUT SHE HAD MADE TWO MAGNETS FOR AMBER IN THE SHAPE OF PAW PRINTS THAT SAY, I
Winston-Salem woman raises $2K to give back to Harris Teeter employee who helped save her life during seizure
Amber Laudicina was training her service dog in a Winston-Salem Harris Teeter on March 3, when she started to have a seizure and an employee quickly came to her aid.
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One Harris Teeter employee is pure proof that not all heroes wear capes.WXII introduced you to Amber Laudicina about two weeks ago. She was training her service dog, Koda, in a Winston-Salem Harris Teeter on March 3, when she started to have a seizure.Harris Teeter employee, Regina Mitchell, quickly came to Amber's aid-- helping her through. This week, Amber gave back to Regina in a big way. Top Stories Family and friends remember a man shot and killed at a Popeyes drive-thruSuspect arrested in 2017 shooting murder of 25-year-old man, officers sayMan shot inside a home, hit by girlfriend with a car, police sayWatch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts"This whole event of what happened was not so much about focusing on this woman having a seizure," Laudicina said. "This was about an employee who wasn't just thinking, 'this is my job.' She was thinking, 'this is a human in an emergency situation and I really need to help take care of her.'"Amber launched a GoFundMe, raising more than $2,000 for Regina."The disabled community and many people all over the country decided we really should do something for this woman," Laudicina said. "So we thought-- what can we do?"Amber said it didn't take long to raise the funds. She delivered them to Regina this week. "You can really tell that this very beautiful woman is so humble," Laudicina said. "She's just so humble – she was in complete shock."Amber has a rare disease called Dysautonomia. The incident on March 3 was Amber's service dog's first emergency situation. He's 10 months old."It's really emotional because I've been battling my conditions for a very long time," Laudicina said. "And as I said previously, I just get left in aisles when this happens in stores, people don't know what to do-- there's that bystander effect."But this time was different.Amber and Regina shared a warm embrace when Amber presented the check to Regina Monday, and thanked her for saving her life."I hope people see this video and get many different things from it," Laudicina said. "One of those-- how to be kind to one another and how to treat one another."While it's very rare for Amber to have seizures, she does pass out a lot. That's why she has a service dog trained to alert for things like low blood sugar and high heart rate.Regina had no idea Amber was going to donate the $2,000 to her, but she had made two magnets for Amber in the shape of paw prints that say "I love Amber" and "I love Koda." Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Trending Stories Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — One Harris Teeter employee is pure proof that not all heroes wear capes.
WXII introduced you to Amber Laudicina about two weeks ago. She was training her service dog, Koda, in a Winston-Salem Harris Teeter on March 3, when she started to have a seizure.
Harris Teeter employee, Regina Mitchell, quickly came to Amber's aid-- helping her through. This week, Amber gave back to Regina in a big way.
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"This whole event of what happened was not so much about focusing on this woman having a seizure," Laudicina said. "This was about an employee who wasn't just thinking, 'this is my job.' She was thinking, 'this is a human in an emergency situation and I really need to help take care of her.'"
Amber launched a GoFundMe, raising more than $2,000 for Regina.
"The disabled community and many people all over the country decided we really should do something for this woman," Laudicina said. "So we thought-- what can we do?"
Amber said it didn't take long to raise the funds. She delivered them to Regina this week.
"You can really tell that this very beautiful woman is so humble," Laudicina said. "She's just so humble – she was in complete shock."
Amber has a rare disease called Dysautonomia. The incident on March 3 was Amber's service dog's first emergency situation. He's 10 months old.
"It's really emotional because I've been battling my conditions for a very long time," Laudicina said. "And as I said previously, I just get left in aisles when this happens in stores, people don't know what to do-- there's that bystander effect."
But this time was different.
Amber and Regina shared a warm embrace when Amber presented the check to Regina Monday, and thanked her for saving her life.
"I hope people see this video and get many different things from it," Laudicina said. "One of those-- how to be kind to one another and how to treat one another."
While it's very rare for Amber to have seizures, she does pass out a lot. That's why she has a service dog trained to alert for things like low blood sugar and high heart rate.
Regina had no idea Amber was going to donate the $2,000 to her, but she had made two magnets for Amber in the shape of paw prints that say "I love Amber" and "I love Koda."
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |
Trending Stories
Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
