One night,Aughtry and her husband,three kids were safe and warm inside their home. She was asleep when she first heard the cries for help at her back door,where she found Joe trembling and terrified.
At first,she refused to let him in. He was a complete stranger. But as she saw the desperate man outside shouting for help,she knew she couldn't leave him to die. She sent her husband,Trent,to carry the man into her home.
Aughtry was shocked at the man's condition. He had terrible frostbite(冻伤) on both hands,and he clearly needed medical attention. But when she called 911,no one came. The storm was so powerful ambulances were getting stuck on the way to emergencies.
With no help on the way,Aughtry had to play nurse to a stranger. The man is a 64-year-old with developmental disabilities. Earlier that day,Joe mistakenly thought he had to go to work,so he left his group home and walked right into the eye of a deadly snowstorm.
"I'm going crazy because I'm scared,"she asked for help in a video online. "I'm starting to see his body has changed rapidly every hour,"she continued. "I've called 911. I've called everybody. They just keep telling me I'm on the list. "
After watching her video,four men contacted Aughtry and said they would brave the storm in their four-wheel drive vehicle to get Joe the help he needed.
In a later video,Aughtry showed the men loading Joe into a truck to take him to the hospital. She stayed by his side the entire time,gently telling him,"I'm right here,Joe. "
Joe's friends and family are grateful to Aughtry and everyone else who stepped in to help Joe. His sister,Yvonne White,calls Aughtry an"angel".