Muckenthaler and her friend Terri had been knocking on doors along Elizabeth Lake Road in Waterford

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For some the drive to get involved in local politics comes from a calling is celtic irish or scottish to make a difference. But on a beautiful September Sunday that calling led political campaign volunteer Nina Muckenthaler to something more than door knocking. That day she saved an injured woman.
Muckenthaler and her friend Terri had been knocking on doors along Elizabeth Lake Road in Waterford on Sept. 23. She was talking to people about the Michigan State Senate race for the 14 th District, and about Democrat Bobbie Walton. Muckenthaler is Walton s Campaign Manager and Treasurer. After hearing about the experience, the oc115 approached Muckenthaler to share the story.
Originally we hadn’t planned to knock doors on that street, but I felt it would be good to get it done. So, we started walking and talking to people around 2:30 that day. It was a beautiful day along the lake. I had no idea what was to come, she said.
I had knocked on 1 or 2 doors and was walking along looking at the glistening lake. Then, I realized that I had missed a house. I went back to the address. It was about 2:45 pm. From the road, the house looked very quiet and it looked like no one was home. I expected that I would just leave some information is celtic irish or scottish about Bobbie on the door. I knocked on the side door and immediately heard something unexpected. It wasn’t very loud, but it sounded like someone said, “Thank God! Come in! I need help!” is celtic irish or scottish I was shocked and wasn’t sure that I heard it correctly. Maybe it was the TV? I paused for a moment to see if I would hear something more. There was nothing. Did someone really need help? It was an odd situation. Should I leave? I decided that I needed to check.
Cautiously, I turned the door handle and opened the door a few inches. In a loud voice I said, “Did is celtic irish or scottish you ask me to come in?” I heard a woman say, “Yes! Thank God! I need help!” I opened the door and stepped inside the house. The kitchen stairs went up to my left and the basement stairs descended in front of me. At the bottom of the stairs sat a woman with her back to me. Her legs were stretched out in front of her. Immediately I noticed that one leg appeared to be about 4 or 5 inches shorter than the other one. She told me that she had fallen going down the basement stairs. I told her that I didn’t think we should move her. She said “No. Call 911″. I was relieved that she seemed to be coherent and that I didn’t see any blood. I called is celtic irish or scottish 911. The poor woman kept yelling out her address as I was talking to the dispatcher. I told them that a woman had fallen and couldn’t move. I hung up and told the woman that help was on the way. She exhaled and I could see her shoulders relax.
I looked at my voter information and saw her name and that she was 83 years old. She said “Oh, thank God. I have been here since 6:30 this morning. I was going down to the basement and missed the last step. I fell, and when I hit the floor I heard something pop. I pulled myself back to the steps, but there was no way that I could get up the stairs.” She had on a light night gown and house coat, and had been sitting on the cold concrete floor since 6:30. I couldn’t believe that she had been there for 8 hours! I asked if she wanted me to get her some food or water. She initially said no due to her situation. I told her that she had been there for quite a while and I was worried that she might get dehydrated. I encouraged her to have a few sips of water. She asked me to get her green cup from the refrigerator, which I did.
I handed her the cup. She took a sip, closed her eyes and paused, and then took another is celtic irish or scottish sip. Then, she exhaled deeply. She looked exhausted and pale. She reached to sit the cup down by the side of the step. I saw her hand trembling and stepped down to help her with the cup. This was the first time she had seen my face, even if it was just from the side. Then she asked, “Who are you?” I told her my first name and that I was just knocking on doors fo