Christmas time is renowned as a time for accidental injuries.
There is alcohol and parties – accidents happen.
So when Rachel Schoonover accidentally broke a wine glass in her kitchen on Christmas Eve and blood began to spill everywhere, she began to panic as she made her way to the hospital.
But when she returned home she had been left with the most wonderful gift of all: a clean home.
When she was at the hospital, the firemen who were first on the scene had cleaned up the mess that the blood from her cut had made throughout the house.
Posting to Facebook, the mother was deeply grateful for their help.
“While washing dishes last night, I broke a wine glass and sliced open the side of my wrist, hitting an artery in the process. Instantly, blood was everywhere, spraying all corners of my kitchen. I wrapped it up in a towel, called 911, called my mum, and continued to bleed everywhere,” she wrote.
“The West Elmira Fire Department got here first, and used a tourniquet to slow the bleeding. They kept me stable and helped Declan dry off and get his pajamas on while we waited for the ambulance. Feeling like I was going to pass out, they leaned me back in a kitchen chair and talked to me until an EMT arrived,” she added.
She explained that the firefighters offered to wait with her son until her mother arrived to watch him while she was at the hospital.