Rosie O’Donnell has proved to be a real life hero this week after rescuing an elderly lady while she was dining in a Dublin restaurant.
The American comedian moved to Ireland earlier this year to get away from US President Donald Trump who she has been feuding with for some time. Trump recently said he is considering “taking away” O’Donnell’s US citizenship, despite a Supreme Court ruling that expressly prohibits such an action by the government. He added she should stay in Ireland “if they want her.”
After performing at the International Comedy Club on Wednesday evening she went for a meal at the Dylan Hotel near Baggot Street with her cousin and friend.
While sitting down she noticed an elderly woman who looked distressed, telling her followers on social "I see a 90-year-old woman choking. She's with two women who are in their fifties I'd guess. And I jump into action like I'm an EMT – which I'm not, I'm a stand-up comedian and actress.
“So I'm eating my tuna tartare and I go, 'that woman is choking, that woman is choking!' I get up, nearly knock over the table and run over with Kiki and my cousin Mary.
"We run over to the woman and stand her up. We put Kiki behind her and I put her fist in the right place. She starts to give her the Heimlich which she hadn't done before.
"I'm holding her hands and talking to her saying 'it's okay, it's okay. Can you breathe?' I put my hand near her and she could not breathe at all.
"She started getting caught red in the face. My heart is going and I'm one of those people who is great in a crisis but after the crisis I'm a mess."
“My cousin Mary put a napkin in front of her and told her to get it out,” she continued. “I pushed Kiki's hand and she got it and something came out, a big wad of stuff.
"It was unbelievable to me. I was thinking am I going to have to do a tracheotomy because I took a course and they told you what to do if it wasn't working and you were in a dire situation – and we were in a dire situation.
"In panic mode, I go into thinking I'm Superman or something and I'm not. I'm not an EMT. But when I see something like that I spring into action."
The woman was extremely grateful to Rosie and her friends for helping her, and even went back to finish off eating her meal.
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