Ranee Mueller wrote:

> We nearly lost Amira to choking last night, and we're still shaken up
> about it. She is fine now, but we really thought she was going to die.
> She choked, entered into hypoxia and then a seizure. Rich knows what
> the stages of hypoxia are, though, and he said when he started CPR it
> looked like she was about 45 seconds into it. The only question we had
> was whether she had a seizure which sent her into the choking and
> hypoxia or if it was the choking which caused the hypoxia and seizure.
> Fortunately, it was the latter.
>

I'm sorry you had to experience this. Amazingly kids are so resilient
that she'll be over it LONG before you two. LOL

Perhaps a community CPR class would help reassure everyone (older kids
even?) particularly the Heimlich maneuver.

Take care and kiss little Amira for me
Goomba