Good News Notes: “A parent’s worst nightmare became reality when their 18-year-old son unexpectedly collapsed at home. Jakin Mashburn was not breathing. “I was in my room listening to an audio book and heard a loud bang and found Jakin in his bathroom, collapsed on the floor,” said Carrie Mashburn, Jakin’s mom. Carrie called 911…
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Toddler makes ‘miracle’ recovery after near drowning in Poway
Good News Notes: “A grateful mom is speaking out after her 2-year-old daughter’s ‘miracle’ recovery from a near drowning in Poway. A week ago, a day after Alia Preston and her family arrived in Poway from Queen Creek, AZ, she went out for a quick shopping trip with her mother-in-law. Her husband Nick was at…
Mother embraces CPR mission after son nearly drowns
Good News Notes: “A young mother is looking to use the most traumatic experience of her life as an opportunity to raise awareness. ‘I told God if he would give me my boy back I would do what I could to work through him and He is telling me that I need to spread awareness…
‘They’re angels that God sent me’: Mom thanks dispatcher, officer for helping revive 16-year-old son
Good News Notes: “Alejandra Cisneros told KCAL-TV that she found her teenage son unconscious at her home when she returned home from shopping and called 911. ‘I was like, God, please don’t take him from me,’ Cisneros told the TV station. ‘I was just praying out loud.’ Riverside Police Officer Matthew Rhoades just happened to…
Poolside Miracle: Parents share ‘miraculous’ revival after son’s near-drowning
Good News Notes: “Water safety has a whole new meaning for one Holliday family after almost losing their 3-year-old son. It was a Fourth of July weekend near-drowning accident, turned miracle and now a story they hope raises awareness. Jenna and Craig Kerr said they never thought this would happen to them. Now it’s a…
NJ Transit cop revives baby born at train station
Good News Notes: “A newborn who was not breathing when she was born in a train station bathroom is doing well after a police officer performed CPR on the child and rushed her to a hospital. Body camera videoreleased Friday by NJ Transit police showed what happened when officers arrived at the women’s restroom in Newark’s…
Elderly Bayard man saved following heart attack
Good News Notes: “An elderly Bayard man who suffered a heart attack Sunday was saved following treatment from a Bayard police officer and volunteer firefighters. Bayard Police Chief Lee Alirez said that the man was flown out of Gila Regional Medical Center and is doing OK. According to a press release sent by Alirez, Bayard…
Firefighter, Man Whose Life He Saved at Wrigley Field Reunite to Share Their Harrowing Story
Good News Notes: “An ordinary day at the ballpark turned into a harrowing fight for survival for one Chicago Cubs fan last summer, and this week he reunited with the man who saved his life on that fateful day. During the Cubs’ Aug. 5 game against the Oakland A’s, John Ginino was sitting in the…
Off-duty nurses save toddler rescued from a hotel pool
Good News Notes: “Two off-duty nurses, a 9-year-old girl and her godmother are being hailed as heroes after they saved a toddler who nearly drowned in a hotel pool. Police in Livonia, Michigan, on Wednesday, posted a video of the terrifying January 24 incident on their Facebook page. There were about a dozen people around…
High school hockey player saved by defibrillator after collapsing
Good News Notes: “A young hockey player collapses on the ice and an athletic trainer springs into action. Now the parents of Northville teen Conor Place, can’t help but call an athletic trainer – an angel.” “Back in December just two days after Christmas, the 15-year-old who has played hockey since he was 4, was…