Here is a remarkable story of a quick thinking kid who is now a little hero. Even more remarkable is the outpouring of support for the father after community residents heard the episode started because he couldn't afford his medical supplies.
Danny Stephen says he was trying to cut back on the use of test strips Saturday when he collapsed, unconscious, on a couch for 10 hours.
Stephen's son, Jude, was the only one home at the time. At dinnertime, he tried to wake his father.
"I literally just passed out," Stephen said. "I couldn't move. I couldn't talk. What came out was mumbo-jumbo."
Stephen said he mumbled the word "juice," and his son thought he was saying "Jude." Once the Bear Creek Elementary School student realized what was happening, he began to pour honey and juice into his father's mouth. Jude then hand-fed his father cupcakes.
"He knows my expressions when my sugar's low," said Stephen, who was diagnosed with diabetes 26 years ago. "He saved my life. All I remember is sort of coming out of it."
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The father seems so proud. Heck, even I am!
What a brave young man! I am so impressed. It is amazing how we take kids for granted and most of us are not aware of how smart and intuitive they are.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post. It made me happy this morning.
Iyabo
I know - I love that he also had the wits to call 911 as well. What a lucky dad.
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