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Be Not Afraid AccidentsHe would roll over to grab a toy, and then lie on hisback studying it – or examining his fingers and the waythey moved. That morning, he was playing on the floorwhen his daycare teacher noticed he was having troublebreathing. Luckily, she called for help right away…As the three rescuers continued to struggle, it was clearthat they weren’t succeeding. Now he was completelyobstructed most of the time, and when he did catch abreath, it was obvious that he wasn’t getting enoughoxygen. An ambulance was called, and when it arrivedmy husband, Travis, and I jumped in with Jarius.On the way to the hospital the team continued topound and suction; they also monitored his vital signsclosely. Unfortunately, we still had no idea what wascausing the obstruction. Food? An allergic reaction?Would his airway close off completely before we got tothe ER?Sitting in the front of the vehicle, I couldn’t see myson, but I could hear his weak, half-strangled cries, thelong, frightening silences that came in between when hewas unable to make a sound, and the concerned voicesof the medics as they tried to decide what to do next. Ifelt helpless to do anything but cry out to God inside andpray silently for His protection.We arrived at the hospital, and the struggle to saveJarius continued. Travis and I were taken aside forhistory and other questions, and the rescue team went80

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