Chaya Overlander

My story

I frantically tapped my oyster card onto the reader at Colindale underground station. My head was spinning incoherent thoughts and the effects of a comedown weren’t helping my emotional turmoil.

“You slut, You’re a whore, slag, kill yourself already”

It was the 26th of March 2014. That fateful day when I lost all hope.

The night before I had a lapse into my previous world of drug addiction and it truly took its toll.

Shame, Guilt, Trauma, Grief, Exhaustion, Broken.

Looking up I saw the train was due in 3 minutes. I made my decision. I was ready.

I would be at peace in 3 minutes.

I was suddenly calm. I wasn’t afraid to die. Noises died down.

I walked, and jumped.

I was hit.

The train rolled over me and I was found 3 carriages under.

2 months later I awoke. In hospital. Covered in tubes. Minus a limb and eye but I was alive.

My miracle happened.

Well miracles.

The London Air Ambulance arrived and managed to extract me. They kept me hanging onto life 5 hours. I was deemed to be a patient in the Golden Hour window- that critical first hour where a patient survives the initial impact but dies later. Had it not been for the LAA I would not be here today.

The doctor who treated me on scene (I obviously don’t remember) came later to see me in hospital when I awoke from my coma.

My recovery has not just been about recovering physically. My battle is deeply emotional and spiritual. I am 6 months clean again (after a relapse in early lockdown) after a 5 year clean and sober stretch and have an amazing support network which LAA are a huge part of. And every day, I get stronger.

I went back to the Royal London to say thank you to my brilliant team and got to have some closure especially because I incurred some life changing injuries.

The London Air Ambulance is the most important, valuable, life changing charities out there to our ever growing, ever fast- paced society.

I would like to thank personally

Paramedic Paul , Dr John, Frank, Sophie, Philippa and everyone at the London Air Ambulance Charity.

Thank you for giving me a second chance at life when I was determined to end my first.

On the 19th of September, I will be abseiling down from the Helipad of The Royal London Hospital, to raise vital funds for London’s Air Ambulance to be able to continue its crucial service to people like me and countless others. Please help support London’s precious public Charity.

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London’s Air Ambulance is the charity that delivers an advanced trauma team to London’s most seriously injured patients. Your donation will help save more lives by keeping the helicopter in the air and the rapid response cars on the road, ready for when they are needed most. By providing intervention as quickly as possible after injury, London’s Air Ambulance Charity aims to give patients the best chance of survival, and best quality of life, after trauma.

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Shoshana Wood

You are a beautiful soul and I'm so happy that you were given a second chance. I hope that your positive thoughts and actions continue to shine through and do great things in the world. I love you my dear cousin.

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Chaya you are the bestb ever!!!! We love you and are awed by your determination and strength! We love you

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You are an inspiration to me. I'm so happy to see how far you've come. Keep on keeping on.

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Go Chaya, you’re very inspirational!!

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Go Chaya! Matching dad :)

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Great cause. -"Go for £500 :)

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Chaya Overlander

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