Overview
- The four-year-old retriever barked unusually at night in March 2024, waking Hannah Cooke to her husband's failing breathing in their Ballinamallard, County Fermanagh home.
- She called emergency services and delivered chest compressions with telephone guidance from a call handler until paramedics arrived.
- During transport to hospital, paramedics administered seven defibrillator shocks before Adam Cooke's heart rhythm stabilized.
- After six days unconscious, doctors diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy and later implanted an implantable cardioverter defibrillator before discharge.
- The couple reported a renewed outlook and said they expect their second child next year, as Tuesday's London ceremony formally recognized Hannah and Polly.