Boy, 5, saves mum's life thanks to 'annoying' 6-7 craze

Boy, 5, saves mum's life thanks to 'annoying' 6-7 craze "He was amazing. I am so proud of him." A brave five-year-old boy saved his mum after she collapsed by calling 999. Inspired by the 6-7 craze, he was able to guide paramedics to their home. Spencer Payne sprang into action after finding his mum, Stephanie, 34, unconscious at their home in Wellington, Shropshire, on October 5. The quick-thinking youngster kept his cool, calmly following what his parents and teachers had taught him to do in an emergency. Audio footage recorded him calling 999, telling call-handlers: "Mummy's asleep. I keep talking to her, and she doesn't wake up." While the 6-7 craze annoyed many social media users - including parents - Spencer was able to remember his address because the house number 67. When asked, 'Do you know how old your mummy is?' he earned some brownie points by replying: "I think she's like 21, I think." He also told the call-handler he was home alone with his little sister Harper, two, because his dad was at work "getting pennies." Spencer can be heard shouting "mummy" and telling the operator, 'No she didn't wake up, her tummy is just moving when she breathes'. Paramedics arrived and Stephanie was later taken to A&E, where she was treated for meningitis. Proud mum Stephanie said she had only just returned home after picking Spencer up from school when she started to feel unwell. She said: "We had got home and I put Disney on for them and got them a few snacks. I sat on the sofa and said to Spencer, ‘I don’t feel well’ and the next thing I came round and there were two paramedics there. “I cried when I realised what he did. He asked why I was crying and I just said, ‘I am really proud of you’. "He was able to remember our address because of the 6-7 craze, which drives me mad as you constantly hear kids saying it as they walk past our house. But I'm very thankful for it now, as it helped Spencer know where we lived. “They asked him where his daddy was and he said, 'He is at work getting pennies', he was telling them all about his sister. He was amazing. I am so proud of him." Stephanie also has seizures The 34-year-old said her fast-thinking son knew to call 999 because she’d taught him what to do in an emergency, as she also suffers from seizures. Stephanie said: "He had been taught at school the previous week too what to do in an emergency. "I taught him how to hold down the two buttons on the side of my phone. He is very proud of himself too and loving all the plaudits. The paramedics said they came on a Category A because they knew it was a little boy home alone with his sister." The full-time mum-of-three added: "It actually turned out not to be related to my seizures. The paramedics found I had a very high temperature and suspected I had an infection somewhere in my body. “I was told to see my GP the next day and she sent me straight to A&E. I was isolated and treated for suspected meningitis, and I ended up spending five days in hospital. “After more tests, including a lumbar puncture, doctors found there was too much pressure on my brain. I’m now having further scans and investigations, and they think that could be linked to my seizures.” 'I'm really good at remembering', says Spencer Spencer said: "I spoke to the ambulance on the phone and I told them by address was number 67. I remembered from a long time ago our address is 67 because I'm really good at remembering." Dad Jake, 32, a tile shop manager, added: "It left me speechless. There's plenty of people and adults who would panic in that situation. "But his first instinct was to get on the phone and get an ambulance so as parents we couldn't be any prouder. It just shows his instinct and his love towards his mummy."