Hero mom smashes door to save senior

[Mugu]

I posted this in GD but thought that maybe the lounge crew would be interested.

BY LISA L. COLANGELO and LARRY McSHANE DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

A pile of tell-tale mail and the strong shoulder of the one-time girl next door saved an elderly Queens woman trapped in her home for three days after a nasty tumble.

Rose Schwing, 84, languished on the floor of her Woodside home until her ex-neighbor noticed the mail gathering outside her home - and smashed her way through the locked front door.

"I just kept pushing into the door," Kim Russo said Friday. "Sometimes they say you get stronger when someone is hurt."

The 47-year-old mother of two couldn't explain the sudden burst of strength that allowed her to get inside the home, where the elderly family friend lived alone.




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http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2008/03/22/2008-03-22_hero_mom_smashes_door_to_save_senior.html

[BarenakedLady]

1. Cool

Edited, cuz I actually read the article.

[DarkTirade]

2. Compassion for our fellows can be our greatest strength.

In this case, quite literally. :)

[CBHagman]

3. Yay for Ms. Russo!

And I'm glad Ms. Schwing is all right. Go, New Yorkers!

[ThomCat]

4. I'm very glad she has someone who cares living nearby.

That is awesome. :)

I hope Ms. Schwing will be okay, and I hope she will have someone checking on her daily to make sure she stays that way.