‘A real angel’: 911 operator helps man revive mom from cardiac arrest

Janae Perrier calmly coached Clifton Anderson on how to perform CPR on his 72-year-old mother after she collapsed on the street

Five months after his father died, Clifton Anderson was walking alongside his mother as they left a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans when her heart stopped beating and she collapsed.

Anderson felt hopeless and prepared to mourn again as he grabbed his cellphone and called for emergency medical help. But the 911 operator who answered the call wouldn’t allow Anderson’s grief to double.