ENDING up in hospital after collapsing in the street on her way to work was not how one woman envisaged spending a Monday.

But that was precisely what happened to 26-year-old Covingham woman Aimee Mumford last week.

And now Aimee has issued a heartfelt thank you to the mystery woman who called an ambulance and stayed by her side the entire time.

Asda worker Aimee said: “I was on my way to work, and as I waited for the bus I began to feel unwell.

“I must have collapsed because when I came round I was lying on the floor with people around me. It was tipping down with rain and freezing cold.”

Aimee had passed out while waiting for the Number 5 bus outside the Thamesdown Travel Shop in Fleming Way.

And amongst the commotion, it was one woman in particular, who identified herself only as Sam, who ensured Aimee was kept warm and dry while the ambulance came.

“When I came round, a lady was looking after me,” she said.

“She stayed to talk to me and asked me questions. I asked her what her name was and she said Sam, but that I wasn’t to worry about that.

“I was really disorientated and was a bit sick. She told me not to worry about her coat, saying she could wash it when she gets home.

“I could hear people talking around me. People froze, not really knowing what to do, but she got straight on the phone and called for an ambulance.”

Aimee, who has recently moved back to Swindon from Falmouth, where she studied photography at university, has collapsed in the street once before, after she had had her appendix out.

She said she has not been well for a while and regularly gets sharp pains all over her body. Doctors, however, are yet to find out what it is.

She said: “People don’t always know what to do in those situations. It can be hard to know whether or not to stop for someone.

“But I am so grateful she took the time out of her day to help me. I just want to say how grateful I am to her for stopping and helping.”

She said: “I’m feeling a little bit better now, though won’t be going to work this week.”

She also said how grateful she was for the treatment she received by hospital staff.

If the mystery woman would like to get in touch, she should contact the newsdesk on 01793 501774.