Every once in a while there is a story that can’t be categorized as anything but heartwarming. A story that bolsters your faith in human nature and shows the good that people are capable of, even in the face of stress and hardship, even when the good deed benefits the one who is the root of your misfortune.

Genevieve Zumuda, 77, had taken her tenant of one year, La Tina Osborne to court. A working mother, La Tina is a pediatric nurse. To have trouble with the landlady can make for a stressful life if you’re a woman trying to provide a home for your family.

While LaTina was presenting her side of the case, she looked over at Zamuda and noticed something strange about her. Her eyes were rolled back into her head and she was shaking. La Tina forgot the tension of the moment and following the instincts of a nurse and her training, went over to the elderly woman to assess her condition. She found that Zamuda wasn’t breathing.

And right there in the same courtroom in which she was being sued, La Tina started performing CPR on her ailing landlady until paramedics arrived with a defibrillator. A heartbeat was regained and Zamuda was transported to a local hospital. La Tina Osborne had saved her life.

I don’t know which cliche best fits the situation: Turn the other cheek? Do unto others, etc? Maybe what La Tina said sums it up best.

“When people are down, if you can help them, you help them”.

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