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lapislzi

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5. EXACTLY the same thing happened to my grandma

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Reply #3)

Wed May 23, 2012, 09:20 AM

May 2012

She was a non-swimmer. She thought she was stepping onto the steps at the shallow end of the pool. She went straight to the bottom. Thank heaven my uncle was standing nearby and saw what happened. When he fished her out, she had no recollection of the event and couldn't understand why she was dripping wet and everyone making a fuss.

Since that day I have made it my business to be a reasonably strong swimmer and to keep an eye on the water at all times.

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Drowning looks different than you think- Know the signs of drowning [View all] Are_grits_groceries May 2012 OP

Great post, so true! JNelson6563 May 2012 #1

On vacation with my family, I got a cramp in the hotel pool.. tridim May 2012 #2

When I was in HS, Are_grits_groceries May 2012 #3

EXACTLY the same thing happened to my grandma lapislzi May 2012 #5

Important post! lapislzi May 2012 #4

Very good advice badtoworse May 2012 #6

Many years ago, when my daughter was 3 and my son 5 ... Tracer May 2012 #7