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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 was hysterical at first, but pulled it together enough to talk to 911, who our kids' godfather called for us, the boys were all at the table and saw it happen, Elijah ran from the table in fear after his dad took her up to the airport office to meet the paramedics. Alexander is still really shaken up. I am extremely thankful to our godson who saw it and told us right away, we would have lost much more time, because we were trying to get the last of a late dinner put together and on the table for the kids, and the adults were all in the kitchen. We sent Matt out, because he is about 13, and we knew he could keep an eye on the kids, and we are grateful for him. She resuscitated in the van on the way to the office, on her own, and they say that there doesn't appear to be any damage to her heart or brain. She is cheerful today and being her normal friendly self. They took her and Rich to the hospital in the ambulance, and Arthur followed in our van with the carseat, with an extra set of clothes for her, some food for Rich and her soft doll. The did some tests, checked her throat and gave her some apple juice, both to hydrate her and for the pectin for her throat. She is understandably exhausted today. The doctors said that a seizure like that is like running a mile sprint, only in the 45 seconds or whatever it takes. We had her sleep in our room last night, for our sake more than hers, and she woke up early this morning, at 5:00 am, and never was I so thrilled to be kept awake by her. She was very thirsty and hungry, as she only had about two bites of food before she choked, and the apple juice at the hospital, so I gave her some water, and she fell asleep again. When she woke up, I had fallen asleep again, and I woke to her pulling on my toes, her little crib was at the foot of our bed, and my feet were out of the covers. ![]() eggs, which are her favorite things, and she had a good appetite. When I saw her blue and non-responsive, I was terrified. In fact, we never saw her recover, and we didn't think Rich's CPR had done anything to her, because she still wasn't breathing and she was limp and blue when he left with her, but evidently he did dislodge the food, and keeping her upside down kept it from going down the wrong pipe again, so that was why she came out of it. I am so thankful. We are taking it very slow and easy today. I haven't been so afraid in a long time, and I don't think so gut wrenchingly so - even when we were terrified for Elijah it was fear of the risk of what might or could happen, I saw her and thought she was going to die, that we were going to lose her right there, in front of our other children. Rich had to tell me to back off and get out of the way, because I saw her and screamed. All of the boys got to see her before bed and kiss her goodnight, except for Elijah, and he was upstairs with Alexander sad and saying that Amira had died. Alexander got us and we went and reassured him that she was alive and sleeping in our room with us, and he wanted to go sleep with her to comfort her. Even I who knew she was alright had nightmares about it, that she was home and fine, and had her first meal and choked again and we couldn't do anything about it. So, I'm still pulling it together today and giving glory to God for his work in her. It was such a blessing to have her to cuddle with this morning, and to hear her laugh and see her smile. The boys and I prayed together immediately after Rich and Arthur left, which calmed us all down a bit. Rich was wonderful in how he took care of Amira and comforting me when he checked in from the hospital. The first passage of scripture I turned to in my Bible just flipping it over was Psalm 121: I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come? My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved, and he who watches over you will not fall asleep. Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep; the LORD himself watches over you; the LORD is your shade at your right hand, so that the sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; it is he who shall keep you safe. The LORD shall watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time forth for evermore. The ambulance driver told Rich he had probably saved Amira's life, and Rich said he knew that it was Someone else who did it. Regards, Ranee Remove do not & spam to e-mail me. "She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13 http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/ http://talesfromthekitchen.blogspot.com/ |
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Ranee,
How can anyone read your post without shedding a tear! What else can I say except my prayers! Amira and family, get well soon! -- Andy http://tinyurl.com/dzl7h |
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Hope Amira (and all of you) will be ok. Our thoughts are with you. Know
what its like to almost lose a child shudder. Cathy |
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![]() "Ranee Mueller" wrote in message ... 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 was hysterical at first, but pulled it together enough to talk to 911, who our kids' godfather called for us, the boys were all at the table and saw it happen, Elijah ran from the table in fear after his dad took her up to the airport office to meet the paramedics. Alexander is still really shaken up. I am extremely thankful to our godson who saw it and told us right away, we would have lost much more time, because we were trying to get the last of a late dinner put together and on the table for the kids, and the adults were all in the kitchen. We sent Matt out, because he is about 13, and we knew he could keep an eye on the kids, and we are grateful for him. She resuscitated in the van on the way to the office, on her own, and they say that there doesn't appear to be any damage to her heart or brain. She is cheerful today and being her normal friendly self. They took her and Rich to the hospital in the ambulance, and Arthur followed in our van with the carseat, with an extra set of clothes for her, some food for Rich and her soft doll. The did some tests, checked her throat and gave her some apple juice, both to hydrate her and for the pectin for her throat. She is understandably exhausted today. The doctors said that a seizure like that is like running a mile sprint, only in the 45 seconds or whatever it takes. We had her sleep in our room last night, for our sake more than hers, and she woke up early this morning, at 5:00 am, and never was I so thrilled to be kept awake by her. She was very thirsty and hungry, as she only had about two bites of food before she choked, and the apple juice at the hospital, so I gave her some water, and she fell asleep again. When she woke up, I had fallen asleep again, and I woke to her pulling on my toes, her little crib was at the foot of our bed, and my feet were out of the covers. ![]() eggs, which are her favorite things, and she had a good appetite. When I saw her blue and non-responsive, I was terrified. In fact, we never saw her recover, and we didn't think Rich's CPR had done anything to her, because she still wasn't breathing and she was limp and blue when he left with her, but evidently he did dislodge the food, and keeping her upside down kept it from going down the wrong pipe again, so that was why she came out of it. I am so thankful. We are taking it very slow and easy today. I haven't been so afraid in a long time, and I don't think so gut wrenchingly so - even when we were terrified for Elijah it was fear of the risk of what might or could happen, I saw her and thought she was going to die, that we were going to lose her right there, in front of our other children. Rich had to tell me to back off and get out of the way, because I saw her and screamed. All of the boys got to see her before bed and kiss her goodnight, except for Elijah, and he was upstairs with Alexander sad and saying that Amira had died. Alexander got us and we went and reassured him that she was alive and sleeping in our room with us, and he wanted to go sleep with her to comfort her. Even I who knew she was alright had nightmares about it, that she was home and fine, and had her first meal and choked again and we couldn't do anything about it. So, I'm still pulling it together today and giving glory to God for his work in her. It was such a blessing to have her to cuddle with this morning, and to hear her laugh and see her smile. The boys and I prayed together immediately after Rich and Arthur left, which calmed us all down a bit. Rich was wonderful in how he took care of Amira and comforting me when he checked in from the hospital. The first passage of scripture I turned to in my Bible just flipping it over was Psalm 121: I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come? My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved, and he who watches over you will not fall asleep. Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep; the LORD himself watches over you; the LORD is your shade at your right hand, so that the sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; it is he who shall keep you safe. The LORD shall watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time forth for evermore. The ambulance driver told Rich he had probably saved Amira's life, and Rich said he knew that it was Someone else who did it. Regards, Ranee Remove do not & spam to e-mail me. "She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13 http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/ http://talesfromthekitchen.blogspot.com/ What a terrible thing to happen. I'm so glad it was a happy ending. It's lucky that you had someone who kept a cool head and knew CPR. One without the other is not a lot of use. Sending a prayer of thanks for your good fortune. Sarah |
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![]() 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. The ambulance driver told Rich he had probably saved Amira's life, and Rich said he knew that it was Someone else who did it. Oh my goodness, prayers go out for all of you as I'm sure you were all terrified when you saw this. Glad to hear she seems to have recovered and was smiling this morning. You'll be shaken up for days to come but do keep us posted on how she's doing. |
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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 |
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![]() 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. Most of really frightening text was snipped. The ambulance driver told Rich he had probably saved Amira's life, and Rich said he knew that it was Someone else who did it. Regards, Ranee Prayers of thanks are going out. What an experience! I hope that all will be well from now on. |
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![]() "Ranee Mueller" wrote in message ... 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. The ambulance driver told Rich he had probably saved Amira's life, and Rich said he knew that it was Someone else who did it. Regards, Ranee Ranee, My prayers are with Amira and all of you. Thank God there was someone available who knew CPR and could keep a cool head. It is so easy to panic in a situation like that. I know it will probably be a while before you feel you can relax again, so I will say an extra prayer for your peace of mind. kimberly |
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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. The ambulance driver told Rich he had probably saved Amira's life, and Rich said he knew that it was Someone else who did it. Regards, Ranee Regardless of what inspired him, Rich is a hero who saved his daughter's life. I am happy for you that all seems to have turned out well. I hope Amira continues to show no symptoms of further problems. Best wishes, gloria p |
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![]() "Ranee Mueller" wrote in message ... snip The ambulance driver told Rich he had probably saved Amira's life, and Rich said he knew that it was Someone else who did it. Regards, Ranee Wow what a scare. Please encourage the other children to deal with their "terror" (fear). They need to deal with it quickly and if necessary professionally. Hang in there. Dimitri |
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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. I'm an agnostic, but if you think a prayer from me would reach God.... Glad it turned out okay. -- Dan Goodman Journal http://www.livejournal.com/users/dsgood/ Clutterers Anonymous unofficial community http://www.livejournal.com/community/clutterers_anon/ Decluttering http://decluttering.blogspot.com Predictions and Politics http://dsgood.blogspot.com All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies. John Arbuthnot (1667-1735), Scottish writer, physician. |
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![]() "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. Ranee, that is the scariest story I've heard in a long time. I won't pray, but you and your family are in my thoughts. nancy |
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![]() "Ranee Mueller" wrote in message ... 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. Ranee, my thoughts are with you. Although I have no children of my own (can't have any, but I'm not unhappy about that), I can still sympathize with you in your fears. Thank God your husband is a quick thinker in a crisis and thought ahead to perform CPR! Hold that little one tightly; we're all thinking of you. kili |
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Ranee Mueller wrote:
We nearly lost Amira to choking last night, and we're still shaken up about it. Oh my no wonder! What a scary experience for all of you. The poor children having to see this. Debbie |
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![]() "Andy" Q wrote in message .. . Ranee, How can anyone read your post without shedding a tear! What else can I say except my prayers! Amira and family, get well soon! -- Andy http://tinyurl.com/dzl7h ========== No doubt!! Ranee, please note that I always try to keep everyone within the RFC and ACC in my daily prayers! I am so happy to hear all is well. Cyndi |
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