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My worst nightmare.
Sunday night we almost lost McGwire, DS4. We were at some close friends and he fell into their pool. He had to be revived by CPR we spent the evening at the hospital and the next day with our Dr. He is fine and shows no ill effects. From seeing him being pulled out of the pool, blue with no pulse, to seeing him right now, totally being a normal 4 yr old, I only know a higher power was watching over him and us as a family. I could have so easily turned out very badly.
I will try to write more later. Keep us in your prayers. He is back to his old self but I am really having a hard time as a mother that is supposed to protect her children.
I am so ready for this rollercoaster we have been on for the past week to stop so I can GET OFF!
Jana
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OMG!!! I'm SO glad he is ok!
OMG!!! I'm SO glad he is ok!!!
I've had a couple of close (though not THAT close) calls with Chance. The idiot white trash in our family at the reunions spend the entire time driving thru camp back and forth, and last year AND this year, he has nearly been hit by a pickup. In fact, this year it was him AND my nephew, and I managed to get in between the truck and them and pick them both up. I was really shooken up both times and pretty much just stayed up by our camper away from those people.
Speechless
What an ordeal for all of you! I'm so glad that your son is alright now.
I think everyone will be hugging their babies a little tighter tonight.
My thoughts are with you.
Rose
So sorry
Jana, I'm so sorry that happened and so glad that he's ok now. Please know that we're here for you and your in our prayers.
Jamie Lea
Thinking of you Jana
What an ordeal you have had this week. I am so sorry.
Please give yourself time to recover -- the adrenaline rush does not stop when the danger is over, it takes time to work out of your system.
Shaun
"Home is not the one tame place in a world of adventure; it is the one wild place in a world of rules and set tasks."
-- G. K. Chesterton
Thank goodness
Thank goodness he is okay.
Thinking of you all,
Honey x
Jana!
Omigosh. We have a pond in our back yard and I confess it's a fear of mine as well. I'm SO glad he's okay.
Lynn Siprelle, Editor
Thank God, Jana!
I'm so glad he's okay now. I'll be praying for you. ((((Hugs))))
no words
Jana, there are no words to express what we all are feeling I think! You have been through SO much already and this on top of it. Thanks to God and the powers that be that he is doing well. I am keeping you in my daily wishes and prayers -
Andrea
Thinking of you Jana
Praise God that McGwire is doing well. I can't imagine what you have been through. I am sure it will take a while for the anxious feelings to subside. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
Susan
(((Jana)))
You are in my thoughts and prayers. I am so glad that your little boy is Ok.
Anna
whew!
I'm glad he's all right.
Thank Heaven he was rescued in time
DH's cousin's daughter drowned in her pool when DH was young. She snuck back into the pool when everyone got out and they didn't find her in time.
Thank Heaven's he's going to be OK. I would be shattered if that happened to my child. Be gentle with yourself and give yourself some time to come to terms with the emotional shock, OK? I'm hoping things get really really boring for you soon.
Anhata
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(((OH JANA!)))
I am so sorry, and so happy for you he is ok. If only a mommy's emotions could bounce back as quickly as a 4 year old's body.
Here's praying for some calmer days for you. Being in Houston I know what you mean about needing a good cry and I live so much farther north than you my situation wasn't nearly the ordeal yours was.
Funny thing, (or maybe not) I have been thinking about you a lot, wondering if it would be appropriate if a stranger, albeit fellow TNHer, invited you to lunch or you and your boys up to swim if you were without power after the storm! Guess I was a little off base with that plan.
Take it easy, and spend a lot of time just hugging your boys!
Love,
Kelly
Prayers
...are with you, Jana. Especially those for peace in the days ahead.
Love,
Lenora
While I thought I might tell my story I have decided not to.
I am working through it and feel I have something more to offer than a scary story. What I have decided to do, on a positive note, is pass on the things I have learned from this.
Of course the obvious is your kids and water. Never, even for a second, leave them unattended or think "I am not worried about the water because they aren't swimming they are playing on the fort!"
When you have the chance, donate some teddy bears to EMS (Emergency Medical Services) or CPS (Child Protective Services) or any agency that deals with kids during a crisis. DS4 was given a teddy bear on the ambulance and it has become a great comfort for him. That day and the days following.
If you get a second chance, recognize it and embrace it with something positive.
In a time when nothing really matters but the health of your child it sure is nice for someone to bring a warm home cooked meal and a kind word to your door.
When all else fails go to bed and wake up the next morning and try again.
Hug your kids every second you get. Really.
In a time of need, let others do things for you.
And good vibes, prayers, candles, nice thoughts, emails and chants really do help.
Jana
Jana, thank you
I've been meaning to tell you how much your last post moved me. Thank you for sharing. Looking at it from that angle, it makes me feel like I understand what you went through much more than a blow by blow account of the accident would have.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your precious family.
Anhata
www.familynaturally.com
Your Family's General Store, Naturally
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