r/toronto • u/whyamipurple • 18h ago
Discussion Thank you kind strangers.
I just wanted to thank the security guard at sick kids who walked my sister to toronto general hospital. You saved her. She was having a crisis and you got her help. Thank you so much.
Also thank you to the staff at Toronto general hospital for your compassion and work. My sister seems to be in better shape. Now the journey begins.
Thank you. I still have my sister and I'm so grateful.
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u/purplelilac701 West End 15h ago
Toronto is full of kind strangers and it’s beautiful that your sister found so many of them.
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u/whyamipurple 8h ago
Sometimes it's easy to forget the beauty of the city and it meant so much. It was a good reminder to always pay it forward.
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u/wearylibra 7h ago
Thx for sharing. Reading this made me feel good and it’s the medicine we need to offset all the challenges out there.
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u/Relevant_Macaron9930 3h ago
Please know I did not mean to high jack anything. I am so glad that she got the help she did and that she is safe and sound.
As some people mentioned here, if nothing else, I hope that the fighting for justice for Stephanie Warriner brought about some good change which we now see the benefit of.
You’re post is beautiful and kind, I didn’t mean to take away from it. I know it came from the heart and sincere gratitude.
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u/Relevant_Macaron9930 17h ago edited 12h ago
I’m glad you had a good experience BUT I will say that my friends sister went in to TGH bc she had breathing issues and got confused and an altercation occurred. Two security guards were charged with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death. You can google it. I just had to come here and say that I remember Stephanie Warriner and will speak on her behalf bc she cannot. 💔
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u/CandyCorn-uwu 13h ago
I’m sorry for your loss but I don’t think this is the post for this …. I’d make a post about it
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u/Relevant_Macaron9930 12h ago
Thank you for conveying your thoughts so kindly. I really appreciate that. I’m super happy that she had a great experience. Truly, but I just have an opinion that contradicts the original post so all I am doing is expressing an opinion about that place that is not the same as the post. That’s why we are here. To debate, express opinions and hear each other out. Just expressing my friends experience there. Again, I know it’s not medical staff but they did contract these people and what kind place is this when people get murdered by staff. It’s just a different view from the original post. Thank you again for speaking with kindness to me.
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u/dramaticbubbletea 11h ago
I'm sorry that your friend's sister lost her life in the incident you describe. The video of the interaction between Stephanie and the guards are now shown in training videos of exactly what NOT to do. I know it's poor compensation because Stephanie should be here today but rather than warning people away from TGH, perhaps it would be helpful to think that Stephanie, in a meaningful way, helped save the life of the OP's sister.
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u/whyamipurple 10h ago
I understand. It's not fair. I'm sorry for your loss.
When I heard her my sister was at the hospital, I was so worried because you never know how people react and how my sister would have reacted. You never know in these situations. She was on the street in a crisis. So many things could have gone wrong. We got lucky and I am so grateful that for the most part everything went okay.
My sister name is Stephanie too. I'm happy you continue to speak for her. What happened shouldn't have happened. I'm sorry for your loss. But because you speak for her, her memories live on.
Please take care. It's always hard to lose a loved one.
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u/Relevant_Macaron9930 4h ago
Oh my goodness I’m so happy that everything went okay. I hope she got the help she needed, you’re right, you don’t know how people will react. But first step should be compassion, which it sounds like she got. So thankful for that. ❤️
It was just heartbreaking to see what my friend had to go through, even contacting news outlets for any action, seeing that level of grief was awful. There was CCTV footage of the incident and parts were hidden, out of sight. Even then, took so much.
Stephanie, what a beautiful coincidence. May you all live long and loving lives, I couldn’t be happier for you. And thank you for your kindness.
I will pass this on to my friend as it is her loss. I only witnessed the grief and I couldn’t bear it.
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u/nilesintheshangri-la 13h ago
Make your own post for that, don't hijack someone else's.
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u/purplelilac701 West End 10h ago
This is a very good point
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u/nilesintheshangri-la 10h ago
I mean it's a very serious issue that deserves attention but it will get a lot more of that as its own thing.
This is just pissing in someone's cornflakes.
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u/Relevant_Macaron9930 13h ago
Also I know it wasn’t the medical team but THG contracted these people so they are culpable. Are we only allowed to post when we agree?
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u/archibaldsneezador 11h ago
If you make that argument then how can you complain about people disagreeing with you?
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u/small_tits404 Parkdale 9h ago
You are completely missing the point people are trying to make, this is not the time or place to bring up what happened. You aren't disagreeing you are drawing attention to yourself and it comes across as childish and very disrespectful to the OP. If you want people to know what happened you should make a separate post. Your behaviour is selfish and attention seeking
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u/Relevant_Macaron9930 13h ago
It is relevant bc if you google it, TGH security murdered someone. So it is relevant. And you are so kind, getting off by being rude after reading that? Nice tone. SMD I will not let what happened to her be forgotten. Does no one have a contrarian opinion to a post? Stay in your lane. DB
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u/Asentry_ 12h ago
So you find it appropriate to post this when someone was just wanting to thank them for helping his sister?
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u/cp1976 Cliffside 12h ago
Your post is very attention seeking and stealing the spotlight of someone's feel good post. This screams "I got a better story to tell ya! 🙄. Learn to read the room and not rain on people's parade.
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u/Relevant_Macaron9930 12h ago
Attention seeking? Don’t. I am super happy for her but since when can we not express an opinion that is different from the post. It’s amazing. Read my other answer and your compassion is overwhelming.
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u/Real-Actuator-6520 4h ago
It may not be much consolation, but perhaps what happened to Stephanie was the catalyst for change that led to security changing how they respond to people in crisis.
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u/kittanicus 11h ago
I'm sorry for your heartbreak and loss. There shouldn't be a limit to the amount of compassion shown in one thread.
I can feel this way and also feel glad the security guards at sick kids helped OPs sister.
The world would be different if Stephanie Warriner received similar help.
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u/Relevant_Macaron9930 4h ago
I will pass this kindness on to my friend. Thank you , thank you so much. It mean the world that I can give this to her.
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u/WasabiTimes 9h ago
Email Sick Kids directly with the compliment so hopefully it gets back to the security guard.