A near-death experience prompts Durban paramedic to pay it forward
KwaZulu-Natal paramedic Walter Molife was critically injured in a shooting in Pinetown, but now he wants to start helping his community once he has recovered.
A KwaZulu-Natal paramedic who nearly died after being wounded in a shooting incident says he can’t wait to get back to work and serve his community again. Walter recently celebrated 11 years of service at Netcare.
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Walter Molife, a basic life support practitioner, was off duty on Easter Monday before he was critically injured in a shooting incident in Pinetown. He was taken to a local hospital for emergency care.
He sustained injuries to his lung and several lacerations to his diaphragm, stomach, pancreas, small intestines, and colon.
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Isn’t it incredible that the first thoughts of someone who’s been so severely injured are how he wishes to continue serving his community as a paramedic once he’s made a full recovery?
I want to live to be 150 years old, and I want to go on and save as many lives as possible.