Friday, July 22, 2011

Inspirational Friday

A Chinese 2- year- old falls 10 stories and wakes from a coma. Nu Nu the 2-year-old toddler was kept in a room while the grandmother went to the market and that is when she plunged 10 stories. A neighbor cushioned her fall by trying to catch her and sprained her own left arm as she reach for Nu Nu. The toddler was in a 10 day coma after the fall.  She is now out of the coma, and breathing on her own and all her vitals are fine. Nu Nu is out of intensive care and calling for her mother and seems to have not received any brain injuries during the fall.

Happy News. (July 12, 2011). Chinese Toddler Who Fell 10 Floors Wakes From Coma. Retrieved July 22, 2011, from Happy News - Chinese Toddler Who Fell 10 Floors Wakes From Coma

A grandmother was trapped in a swamp for four days and nights. She was up to her neck in thick mud and branches. Kathleen Shino a grandmother and mother of four left her home on June 17th for a stroll. She blacked out and became submerged in the swamp that is 800 steps from her house. Ants crawled on her face and fish were biting her body. Her cries for help were heard by neighbors on Monday afternoon after 90 hours in sweltering temperatures without water. Alexandra Echazabal and her mother Alexia Cuartas heard moaning, but they thought it was an animal. Shino's children called the Cuartas about their missing grandmother and they called the police about the cries from the swamp. They also knew that an alligator lives in the swamp. Deputy Keith Krapfl was the first responder to find Shino and when he reached the location or he saw was Kathleen's face. He needed a chainsaw to cut through all the branches and the deep roots. Once he rescued Kathleen he also needed help to get out of the  swamp. Shino was not aware of the alligator that lives in the swamp and was told several days after she left the hospital.

Stump. S. (July 18, 2011). Grandma Talks About Rescue from Swamp. Happy News. Retrieved July 22. 2011, from Happy News - Grandma Talks About Rescue from Swamp


A two- year-old is saved when he gets a kidney transplant from a stranger. Nathan Saavedra was born with a birth defect "Prune Belly Syndrome." The rare birth defect causes the skin around the belly to wrinkle like a prune effecting the urinary tract. Nathan needed a kidney transplant or he would face a lifetime of dialysis. Chris Doing a 38-year- old read Nathan's story in the Elgin-News. He was tested positive for a donor match. His left kidney was removed at one hospital and was taken to another and transplanted into Nathan. Both operations went well. A week after the surgery Doing met with Nathan it was an emotional meeting stated Nathans' mom. Doing stated that "she couldn't stop thanking him and she felt she owed him, which made him feel uncomfortable." He truly just wanted to help the boy and stated that "it was one of the most rewarding vacations he has ever been on (a week off for the surgery and getting to meet Nathan)."

Eng, J. (December 23, 2011). A Stranger's Kidney, A Boy's Life. Happy News. Retrieved July 22, 2011, From Happy News - A Stranger's Kidney, A Boy's Life

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