You Can't Live in the "Why Me?"
But Not All At Once
English - February 12, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 378 ratingsParenting Kids & Family Education Self-Improvement motherhood friendship faith hospitality wellness entrepreneurship health working mom encouragement inspiration Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
February is American Heart Month, and today's story will warm yours - and possibly give it (like mine) some palpitations.
The Poole family was planning a low-key night of burgers and Clemson football when Stephen returned from the grill to find Mandy, 8 weeks pregnant and 32 years old, unresponsive on the couch beside their two children.
He checked for a pulse and, finding none, performed 11 minutes of (untrained) CPR to keep Mandy and their baby alive. While she and two-year-old Owen are healthy and happy today, it was a rollercoaster of a ride.
Talking to Mandy reawakened my desire to "manage blessings" (as our friend Brooke Turner said) rather than lapse into stress; our conversation opened my eyes anew to the simple joys of "being there." I hope it does the same for you.
Mandy and Owen are hands-down, no-questions-asked level miracles. A large part of their health today is thanks to Stephen's quick thinking and ability to perform CPR; it's a skill we all need to learn. Read more about CPR and find instruction opportunities at cpr.heart.org.
To support Brooke Turner's family, as we discuss in our introduction, visit tinyurl.com/givetoTeamTurner.
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