n my daily life, I work as a Registered Nurse. Over the years, I have worked in many venues and have had my share of emergencies. On many occasions, I have been faced with life-threatening situations and have reacted in a calm and calculated manner. My training set in. My wife is also a nurse, very experienced in intensive care. Like me, she has faced situations where someone's life hung in the balance.

A few years ago, our youngest boy, around three at the time, was munching on a hot dog and started choking. With two people trained in emergencies, he was in good hands. Right? Wrong!

Unlike the people we deal with at work, this emergency involved our son. No longer were we distant medical workers. We were parents. Both of us panicked. It was like we knew nothing. We froze, we screamed. Finally, we got it together long enough to care for our son.

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