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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Apr 21, 2016 5:09:13 GMT
This afternoon after doing a bunch of running around today I was on my patio planting plants and I saw a fire truck come into the apartment complex. Then I saw and heard 3 boys walking through the parking lot from the back side of the complex saying something about a baby falling down stairs. So I went on planting plants. A couple phone calls from Amanda (she was at Lowes) I decide to walk down and see what was going on.
I rounded the corner to a building a few building over and There were many firemen and EMTs on the side walk working on a baby. She was 2 years old and she was so lifeless. She had fallen out of a third story window on to a second story balcony below the window. Her 4 year old brother fell out of the same window as she did just after her. He landed on his feet/. She landed on her head and neck. She was flown to OHSU hospital and the boy was taken by ambulance.
There are conflicting news reports but we had news birds flying in the sky above us for a while after the accident.
I still can't stop seeing the poor lifeless baby laying on the sidewalk and her on the back board being lifted up to the gurney.
This is defiantly an emotional day.
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Post by auntkelly on Apr 21, 2016 5:13:53 GMT
How awful. I'll say prayers.
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Post by lostwithout2peas on Apr 21, 2016 5:17:27 GMT
Oh my gosh, that's just terrible! I hope those poor little babies are ok, and I hope you are able to get the horrible picture out of your head!  |
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Post by tara on Apr 21, 2016 5:22:17 GMT
Oh no. That would be a terrible thing to see. Praying that they will be alright.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 5:22:33 GMT
That is heartbreaking! I hope they will be OK.
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Post by M in Carolina on Apr 21, 2016 5:25:37 GMT
(((Dori, I'm so sorry.))) I'll be praying for them and you.
I know how you feel--I was waiting in the ER at a huge university hospital, and a guy came running in with a lifeless young boy. It was a sad story, there was abuse involved.
It did take a while for that image to go away. Trying not to think about is like trying not to think about a pink elephant on rollerskaters now that I've mentioned that...
Cat videos have been scientifically proven to help lighten your mood. It's a good way to get your mind off what you saw. I love the YouTube channel CatSoup--it's a cat that critiques dumb televisions shows.
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Post by anniefb on Apr 21, 2016 6:23:07 GMT
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Post by welshjenni on Apr 21, 2016 8:45:30 GMT
Dreadful -
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Post by miominmio on Apr 21, 2016 8:56:38 GMT
Terrible!
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Post by gsquaredmom on Apr 21, 2016 9:00:52 GMT
Hoping she is ok.
And I hope you can forget it. I still remember my five-year old self sitting in an ER waiting room when my older sister was hit by a car. She ended up just bruised. What I remember about the trip was this young woman with dark hair walking in covered in blood and white towels. I overheard something about her walking through a patio door. 45 years later it is still clear in my memory.
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Post by TankTop on Apr 21, 2016 10:54:51 GMT
So terrible. I will send good thoughts their way and yours.
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Post by uksue on Apr 21, 2016 11:56:21 GMT
I have many images I can't forget, from working in accident and emergency when I was a 19 year old student nurse. Somehow when its a child, it is so much worse.
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Post by gailoh on Apr 21, 2016 12:29:34 GMT
prayers said for those babies
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 21, 2016 12:41:31 GMT
Oh my gosh, how horrible!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 12:44:23 GMT
 So sad for those poor babies.
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Post by scrappert on Apr 21, 2016 12:58:45 GMT
Oh, prayers to the family and that little girl.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 13:05:37 GMT
How awful.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 13:15:16 GMT
sending prayers for those poor babies and hoping you can get some peace....
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Post by maurchclt on Apr 21, 2016 13:51:09 GMT
How awful!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 14:13:15 GMT
How awful. I hope the kids are okay.
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Apr 21, 2016 14:58:28 GMT
What a awful thing to happen. Hope the babies are alright.
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Post by Chips on Apr 21, 2016 15:01:13 GMT
Saying prayers for the babies.
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Post by calgal08 on Apr 21, 2016 15:47:53 GMT
How horrific, my heart goes out to the poor family and to you having witnessed the baby.
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Post by mrssmith on Apr 21, 2016 16:06:39 GMT
One of my nightmares - I am paranoid about my kids leaning out and falling. We have things on our window that don't allow them to open more than 4" and we usually open them only from the top.
I hope they are OK and that medical care got to them quickly enough to help.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Apr 21, 2016 16:40:47 GMT
How sad. I hope they both make full recoveries.
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Post by luckyexwife on Apr 21, 2016 21:14:27 GMT
Praying for both kids, and for their parents.
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Apr 21, 2016 21:52:30 GMT
What a tragic thing to happen. I'm sorry you had to see that. I can't even begin to imagine how devastating this is to their family.
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Post by destined2bmom on Apr 22, 2016 0:40:13 GMT
I am so sorry that you saw those poor suffering babies. I completely understand how you feel. I will be sending prayers to you and to the family of, as well as the babies themselves and your community.
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Post by rst on Apr 22, 2016 1:09:49 GMT
When my son was in early intervention there was another child we met who was on a trach and paralyzed due to a similar fall. They had a changing table up against the window, which was latched. The mom didn't think the baby could roll yet, and she definitely didn't know that the MIL had opened the window to air out the room, then closed it, but not latched it because she couldn't reach the latching mechanism. The baby decided to be precocious and rolled hard enough to go right out the window, 2 stories down to the parking lot below. I can't even imagine how horrified all involved were.
Accidents like those are so very sad, and while you'd love to believe that they could be foreseen and prevented, there just are situations and places where a young child can get into serious trouble.
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So sad for those poor babies. 
