{"id":47557,"date":"2026-07-31T14:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=47557"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:46:22","slug":"virgin-media-o2-engineer-saves-uk-customer-suffering-a-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/07\/virgin-media-o2-engineer-saves-uk-customer-suffering-a-stroke.html","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Media O2 Engineer Saves UK Customer Suffering a Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A special mention today goes out to one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a>&#8217;s (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a>) broadband engineers, Stephen Parsonage, who was in the process of installing new services for one of their customers in Leeds when, during a conversation, the customer began showing signs of suffering a stroke.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to VMO2, the customer began struggling to speak and Stephen, who recognised the signs of a possible stroke, immediately phoned 999. But in an all too familiar situation for this country, the ambulance was unable to get to the scene quickly enough and so Stephen promptly drove the customer to the St James\u2019s University Hospital himself.<\/p>\n<p>The engineer also notified the customer&#8217;s family and ensured his younger child was cared for. The customer is now stable and back home with his family, who have rung Stephen to let them know how \u201c<em>eternally grateful<\/em>\u201d they are his actions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Will Houldsworth, VMO2 Director of Retail and Field Sales, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cStephen went above and beyond for this customer. 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