Bill Lewis is sure he would have died if a stranger hadn含羞草研究社檛 come to his aid.

含羞草研究社淚 don含羞草研究社檛 even know his name,含羞草研究社� Lewis, an 84-year-old widower who lives in Langley, said.

Now, he wants to say thank you.

Lewis fell and fractured his right hip during a Halloween night snowfall outside his home in the Livingstone RV Park at 23141 72 Ave. in Langley, where the widower has lived for six years.

He described how he returned home in his car on Oct. 31, and got out with the walker he relies upon since both of his knee joints, and both hip joints, were replaced.

含羞草研究社淚t was snowing when I left,含羞草研究社� Lewis told the Langley Advance Times.

含羞草研究社淲hen I left, it wasn含羞草研究社檛 so bad, but coming back, there was about an inch.含羞草研究社�

Just before he reached the entrance ramp to his front door, a wheel of the walker hit an unseen rut, and Lewis tripped and fell down, breaking his hip.

含羞草研究社滻t got stuck, and I went back, and the whole thing [walker] went over my head. It tossed me on the ground,含羞草研究社� he described.

He couldn含羞草研究社檛 phone for help because he含羞草研究社檇 left his cell phone at home.

含羞草研究社淚含羞草研究社檓 bad for forgetting things,含羞草研究社� Lewis admitted.

Lewis was on the ground between two trailers, in the snow, in dark clothing on a dark evening, out of sight of most passers-by.

含羞草研究社滻 couldn含羞草研究社檛 move that much afterwards, because the pain was so bad,含羞草研究社� Lewis said.

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He remembers his teeth chattering, and his back freezing, because of the snow and moisture.

含羞草研究社淚 honestly thought I was going to die. I was just shivering and shivering and shivering.含羞草研究社�

He estimates he was on the ground for about an hour, until a man walking past spotted Lewis and came to his aid.

含羞草研究社淗e saved me from getting too cold,含羞草研究社� Lewis recalled.

含羞草研究社淗e went inside my trailer, took the blankets and came back out and covered me up, so I wasn含羞草研究社檛 so cold, then.含羞草研究社�

His rescuer called 911.

Paramedics arrived, loaded Lewis into an ambulance, wrapped him in warm blankets, and took him to hospital, where he spent more than two months in rehab.

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He wishes he had thought to ask his Good Samaritan含羞草研究社檚 name.

含羞草研究社淚 was delirious, right?含羞草研究社� he explained.

His rescuer, he recalled, did tell him that he was living just up the street from Lewis, but it appears they had moved on, and taken their trailer with them, by the time Lewis had returned to his home.

He含羞草研究社檚 hoping his rescuer will see this story, and know how grateful he is.

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He also wanted to make a public thank-you to the paramedics who 含羞草研究社渟ort of got me in gentle含羞草研究社� to the ambulance, as well as the hospital and rehab staff.