3 TRUE & UPLIFTING TALES

BLISS BREAK

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BLESSING IN DISGUISE

A timely rescue

“After a stressful week, I needed some alone time, so I went to relax at the beach by my house. I couldn't help but sigh when a young mother arrived with two small children and set up their lawn chairs right next to me. Kids being kids, they immediately began screaming and running back and forth to the water. I tried to tune them out, to no avail.

“I pulled out a bag of grapes and began to munch on them in frustra-tion. Suddenly, a grape got lodged in my windpipe. I waved my hands in panic, and the two boys stopped, then ran to get their mom, who immediately came over, performed the Heimlich maneu-ver...and saved my life! ‘I’m a nurse, good thing you were nearby,’ she said with a smile. All I could do was nod in awe, thankful beyond words.”

—Abigail Newton, 54, Tampa, FL

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