AnnArbor.com
YPSILANTI, Mich. — For the last year or so, 4-year-old Evan Martin has been obsessed with learning his father’s cellphone number.
“Since he turned 3, he wanted to know my phone number,” Toby Martin said. “He didn’t know why, he just really wanted to know my number.” On Aug. 12, that obsession saved his grandmother’s life, and his actions that morning earned the respect of Ypsilanti firefighters. Toby Martin, who works in construction, dropped Evan off at his mother’s home on Maus Avenue that morning on his way to work. Gayla Martin has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was having trouble breathing that morning. She assured her son she was just fine and Toby went off to work.
But she wasn’t fine. The Martins learned later that she had suffered a heart attack while in bed the previous night, and water was filling her lungs. But, the sharp pains in her chest had gone away and her grandson needed to be looked after, so she didn’t seek medical attention.
Full story: Boy’s quick thinking saves grandmother’s life and earns respect of Ypsilanti firefighters