Here are the near drowning
details: We were swimming at a friends pool with some other families. I
was simply distracted by 4 kids and our dog. I was helping one kid get
food and had told Carmen and Aliza to watch Dallin for a few minutes. He
was just jumping off the side of the pool over and over again. Next
thing I knew someone told me Dallin was crying...when I went over to
check on him Carmen had him on the side of the pool. He was breathing
but obviously very upset and totally pale as a ghost! Carmen said she saw him under the water and pulled him out and he was all blue!
I'm not sure of all the details. I really don't know how long he was
under the water.... My guess it that everytime he got out to jump again,
he was slowly inching closer to the deep end without even realizing
it. Then he jumped and suddenly couldn't reach anymore! He never lost
consciousness but when I kept asking him questions, he wasn't making any
sense to me! We immediately went home and I got everyone ready for bed.
He was being really lethargic and just laying on the floor. He fell
right asleep in my bed. I started panicking that he could experience
"secondary drowning". So I woke him up and took him to the ER. Everything looked fine, but they kept him for 12 hours of observation. It was scary and I was
traumatized. I was hesitant to share our story, but I also
wanted to use it as an educational experience. I wasn't paying attention
and it only took a few minutes for him to drown. And there were tons of
people all round and no one else even knew it had happened until after
we left. So I'm sharing it because I really want others to learn to always
be vigilant around water!!!
Dallin quickly learned that each new person who came into the room would ask him if he wanted a Popsicle. I think this was his 3rd or 4th one! He was a little scared, but mostly loved all the attention.
Dallin quickly learned that each new person who came into the room would ask him if he wanted a Popsicle. I think this was his 3rd or 4th one! He was a little scared, but mostly loved all the attention.
Our good friend, Doug McGowan, came and brought Dallin some puppies and a UVA blanket! It was so sweet of him. Since David was out of town, I had to call on friends to help me. Our neighbor, Eric Sorensen, is an ER nurse and met us at the car and carried Dallin straight into the ER and to a room. We didn't even have to wait! And then Doug met us there to help give a Priesthood blessing to both Dallin and myself. And our sweet friend Jill Snow, whose pool we were swimming at, met me there too. I wish I'd gotten a picture of everyone. It really turned into a party and I was so grateful for each of them who helped me feel better and lightened the mood a lot!
After so many Popsicle, AND the TV all to himself, this kid wasn't going to bed. This picture was taken at 4am!
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