Ambulance viewers left sobbing as pensioner, 90, tries to overdose to avoid care home

AMBULANCE viewers were left reaching for the tissues after a 90-year-old woman attempted suicide to avoid being put in a care home.

The popular BBC programme, filmed in the northeast of England, follows ambulance crews and control room staff as they do their job.

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Lorna was seen to paramedics after she tried to overdose[/caption]

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The Bafta-winning series returns with a new cast of characters from North West Ambulance Service as it cares for the people of Greater Manchester.

Each week, there is a new series of call outs for the staff to respond to, from seizures to alcohol-related incidents.

Viewers can watch what paramedics and the air ambulance crew get up to in a typical day of work.

And Thursday night’s episode soon had those watching at home in bits as pensioner Lorna tried to overdose in a desperate bid to avoid being put into a care home.

Taking to Twitter, one person penned: “Absolutely sobbing at Ambulance on BBC One. A 90-year-old lady took loads of pills so she didn’t have to go into a care home. So sad.”

Echoing their comments, someone else said: “How many Lorna’s are out there? Loads sadly, when you have mental health problems and you add loneliness in the mix. It’s a ticking time bomb.”

While a third remarked: “Not going to lie, I had the tissues out tonight. What an emotional episode of Ambulance. Well done to everyone in tonight’s episode.”

Earlier this month, Gogglebox‘s stars were left in tears as they watched a heart-rending clip from the six-part series.

The TV favourites were overcome with emotion when a kind-hearted ambulance worker broke Covid rules to comfort a woman after her partner passed away at home.

Ambulance is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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