Mum recovering after ‘strenuous’ rendition of Roy Orbison karaoke tune caused her to have a HEART ATTACK
She was forced to leave the bar after struggling through a version of Penny Arcade
A KARAOKE fan was rushed to hospital suffering from a heart attack after ‘putting her all’ into a 'strenuous' rendition of a Roy Orbison song.
Linda Glassford struggled to get through one of her favourite songs and believes the singing ‘must have put extra stress on her heart’.
Mum-of-three Linda, who has won two karaoke competitions, was forced to leave the bar after struggling through a version of Penny Arcade.
Linda, 54, said: “I think my singing must have put extra stress on my heart and I was doing my best to rush it.
"It's a strenuous song, and I like to put my all into my singing, that I didn't even get to the end. I had to apologise and leave the stage.
“My friends know how much I love karaoke, and will think it's typical of me to be singing while something like this happens to me."
Cleaner Linda, from Leeds, had gone away on the three-night break at the end of August with two of her friends.
She added: “I was not feeling too well so I hadn't even had a drink. One of my friends had gone home after two drinks and so there was just me and one other friend when I got up to sing.
"But I had to leave as I struggled through the song. I went home in a taxi, leaving my other friend behind.
"I had severe pains in my arms and chest and my hands were going stiff and I was clutching my chest and my arm.”
Despite feeling unwell, Linda – who is now recovering at home – claims the hotel she was staying in would not ring her ambulance.
She said: "I had a heart attack 10 years ago and I knew what was happening to me. When I got back to the hotel I knew I was in a serious way.
Widow Linda added: "I couldn't believe it when the hotel wouldn't order a me taxi. They wouldn't even go up to my room to tell my friend, I had to go and tell her myself.
"I said 'I've had a heart attack before and I think I'm having another one'.
"I could have died. Doctors said I got there in the nick of time."
But Royal Seabank Hotel managing director Tony Banks said Linda's memory of what happened was "ambiguous" due to her being being "very confused and a little disorientated" at the time.
Mrs Glassford was kept at Blackpool Victoria Hospital for five days where she was given several more injections to fully destroy the clot.
She has since issued a complaint to the Royal Seabank Hotel, where she was staying.
A spokesman for holiday company Blackpool Promotions, which oversees the Royal Seabank Hotel, said:
"We at Blackpool Promotions take every complaint seriously and all guest comments are noted and taken on board so we can improve and build on our already fantastic service.
"I have concluded after full research into your complaint that the staff handled the situation appropriately and dealt with the matter professionally and courteously.
"I believe our staff dealt with the medical situation as they saw fit at the time in line with first aid training.
"Our first aider recommended you attend hospital and called for transport for you, this I feel was appropriate at the time."
He concluded that there would be 'no further inquiries' into the incident.
Tony Banks, managing director at The Royal Seabank Hotel, said: "Mrs Glassford informed the staff she had been feeling unwell all day.
"She stated she had pains running down her arm, and the staff on duty advised her to attend the hospital.
"The staff called for a taxi to transport her to Blackpool Victoria to seek medical assistance.
"Having fully investigated this matter, including taking statements from the staff on duty, we believe Ms Glassford's recollection of the events is ambiguous to say the least, however this may be due to Mrs Glassford being very confused and a little disorientated.
"We believe that the staff acted in good faith given the circumstances presented to them at the time and by the staff actions of advising Ms Glassford to attend the hospital was the correct course of action.
"The Royal Seabank Hotel and Blackpool Promotions places guest welfare and wellbeing above all else."
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