The ‘Who Cares Wins Awards’ takes place each year to celebrate healthcare heroes from the frontline NHS staff to the ordinary people who go above and beyond.  

Jayden, aged 12, was revealed as the 2022 winner of the Young Hero award, after saving the life of her mum, Natasha, who suffers from Lupus and heart failure.

In February 2021 Jayden saved her mum’s life after she nearly drowned in the bath, using skills learned at St John’s Ambulance. Recalling the incident, Jayden said, “I knew something was wrong when mum didn’t answer and I ran into the bathroom to find her bleeding and unconscious in the bath.  

She also revealed that she goes to school not knowing if her mum will be there when she gets home. She has had to call an ambulance on multiple occasions, and also cares for her younger sister, Kayla-Diamond, aged 3.

Natasha said: “I spend most of my days bedbound and my life wouldn’t be worth living without Jayden. She calls the ambulance on an almost fortnightly basis and always has my bag packed and does a handover to the paramedics when I need to go into hospital. We’re trying to make the best out of a very unpredictable illness. I try and stay hopeful that better days will come even though most days I wish the suffering would just end. I know I’d have no fight left in me if it wasn’t for Jayden.” 

Huge congratulations to all the nominees and particularly Jayden, a very worthy winner.