July 6, 2009 5:55 PM
Got kids? Why you need CPR
My latest article at Crosswalk:
We Believe in Miracles - And CPR Barbara Curtis Crosswalk.com Contributor
Eight years ago I nearly lost a son.I was finishing up errands when my cell phone rang My home number, but a voice I didn't know - calm, insistent, pressing the words into focus. My 5-year-old son Jesse in trouble. A near-drowning. Helicopter on its way. No time for me to get there. Call back in five minutes to find out which hospital.
I hung up, not quite breathing, and dialed my husband's cell phone.
"Barbara, what's happening? There's a helicopter over our house!" Tripp was pulling into our driveway. Thank God one of us was there!
"It's Jesse! Hurry - and call me back!"
Then I was alone with all the questions: How had this happened? Had someone forgotten to lock the gate to the pool? Would he live?
Jesse's sweet smile, almond eyes and silky brown skin seemed suddenly more real, more necessary than the sidewalk under my feet. The EMT had said something about brain damage. Oh, woe if Jesse - already challenged with Down syndrome - should have to work harder than he already did!
Read entire article at Crosswalk.
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Comments
Thank you for sharing this Barbara! I read it outloud to my husband who then said, "so, when are we getting the family trained?" :)
Kristy in Germany
Posted by: Kristy in Germany | July 7, 2009 9:35 AM
