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<v Speaker 1>No one noticed two year old Shelley quietly slipping out

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<v Speaker 1>the back door. She made her way to the pool,

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<v Speaker 1>gripping the ladder as she began to climb.

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<v Speaker 2>My daughter comes in. Mommy, Shelley's in the pool.

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<v Speaker 1>Shelley, her two year old, was in the pool. Melissa

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<v Speaker 1>raced outside and found her daughter pale and motionless on

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<v Speaker 1>the ground.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm screaming, what happened? Somebody help? Call nine.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Miracle Files. I'm Emily Jones.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm Holly Worthington. We're two sisters who love a

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<v Speaker 3>captivating true story, but we're also seeking more light in

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<v Speaker 3>our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're on a mission to find and share unforgettable,

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<v Speaker 1>uplifting stories of God's miracles. We hope you'll join us

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<v Speaker 1>on this journey.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome back to the Miracle Files. We had one of

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<v Speaker 3>our listeners actually reach out to us and share today's

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<v Speaker 3>story with us.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Melissa Ruiz shared this story with us, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just have to say she is so brave because her

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<v Speaker 1>story is traumatic and it's scary, but it's also so

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<v Speaker 1>so good.

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<v Speaker 3>It really is. And speaking of that, this may be

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<v Speaker 3>triggering for somebody who has lost someone to a drowning accident,

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<v Speaker 3>so please keep that morning in mind.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, this story is truly gut wrenching, but the miracle

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<v Speaker 1>is also undeniable.

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<v Speaker 4>So buckle up.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and maybe grab a Kleenex as well. Yeah, let's go.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a muggy North Texas day in August twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two. Melissa Ruiz had worked the night shift. She

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<v Speaker 1>never seemed to truly catch up on her sleep, but

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<v Speaker 1>as a busy mom of six children, five of whom

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<v Speaker 1>were still at home with her, Melissa had to keep going.

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<v Speaker 1>Around five in the afternoon, her children came to her

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<v Speaker 1>asking if they could go swimming in their above ground pool.

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<v Speaker 1>Even though she was tired, she responded with an enthusiastic yes.

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa loved spending time in the pool with her children

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<v Speaker 1>and decided to join them.

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<v Speaker 5>My oldest son was seventeen at the time. I had

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<v Speaker 5>asked him. I was like, you're going to go swimming?

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<v Speaker 5>He said yes, you want me to get them ready?

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<v Speaker 5>And I was like, okay, yeah, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>While Melissa's son Alex helped the other kids get ready

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<v Speaker 1>to go swimming, Melissa relaxed just for a minute on

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<v Speaker 1>the couch. She hadn't intended to nap at all, but

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<v Speaker 1>exhaustion overtook her. She blinked her heavy eyelids a few times,

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<v Speaker 1>and then suddenly she dozed off. While Melissa slept and

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<v Speaker 1>her children busied themselves changing into their swimsuits, no one

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<v Speaker 1>noticed two year old Shy quietly slipping out the back door.

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<v Speaker 1>With tiny, determined steps, she made her way to the pool,

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<v Speaker 1>gripping the ladder as she began to climb. Suddenly, a

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<v Speaker 1>voice broke through Melissa's sleep. It felt far away at first,

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa opened her eyes. What was happening? Her daughter, Alicia

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<v Speaker 1>had burst into the room, her face pale and eyes wide.

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<v Speaker 2>My daughter comes in, Mommy, Shelley's in the pool.

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<v Speaker 1>The words shot through Melissa's drowsiness like a bolt of lightning,

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<v Speaker 1>sending her thoughts flying in all directions. Shelley, her two

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<v Speaker 1>year old, was in the pool, her fun, spunky little toddler,

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<v Speaker 1>her baby.

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<v Speaker 3>Melissa jumped up.

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<v Speaker 1>From the couch. She didn't even have time to grab

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<v Speaker 1>a cell phone before she raced outside. It's hard to

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<v Speaker 1>fathom the sheer terror Melissa must have felt when she

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<v Speaker 1>reached her backyard and found her son, Alex trying to

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<v Speaker 1>perform CPR on Shelley. Her two year old lay pale

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<v Speaker 1>and motionless on the ground. The sight of her lifeless

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<v Speaker 1>body sent a wave of despair crashing over Melissa.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm screaming, what happened? Somebody help? I'm like call

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<v Speaker 2>nine one one? Where are my phones?

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<v Speaker 6>Like?

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<v Speaker 2>I did not know where nothing was.

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<v Speaker 1>The horrifying moment was caught on Melissa's security camera. In

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<v Speaker 1>the video, you can see a shot of Melissa's front yard.

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa's son Alex is on the front porch looking for Shelley.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't see the pool, which is in the back,

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<v Speaker 1>but you can tell the moment Shelley was found. And

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<v Speaker 1>we'll warn you this recording is shocking and absolutely heartbreaking.

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<v Speaker 6>Shelley.

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<v Speaker 1>The screams were so loud that Melissa's sister, who lived

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<v Speaker 1>next door hurt the commotion. On the security camera footage,

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<v Speaker 1>you can see her sister running frantically to see what's

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<v Speaker 1>going on. Other neighbors ran into the backyard. One woman

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<v Speaker 1>yelled for someone to call.

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<v Speaker 5>Nine one one.

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<v Speaker 3>Then, in a panic, Melissa's.

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<v Speaker 1>Sister scooped Shelley up in her arms and ran her

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<v Speaker 1>out to the front yard.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know what my sister was thinking, but I

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<v Speaker 5>was just frantic. I was just following her to the front.

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<v Speaker 1>On the video footage, you can see Shelley's body lying

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<v Speaker 1>like a limp rag doll in her aunt's arms. Melissa

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<v Speaker 1>feared her baby was already dead. She showed no signs

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<v Speaker 1>of life at all. Melissa's son, Alex, called nine one

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<v Speaker 1>one as he spoke with dispatch. Melissa's best friend, who

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<v Speaker 1>lived across the street, pulled up and offered assistance. She

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<v Speaker 1>rushed over, gently taking Shelley and trying to pat the

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<v Speaker 1>water out of her lungs. Yet all Melissa could think

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<v Speaker 1>was that everyone needed to act faster. Everything felt surreal,

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<v Speaker 1>sounds were muffled, and the world around her blurred as

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<v Speaker 1>she focused solely on her daughter. Where is everybody? Where

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<v Speaker 1>are the paramedics? She wondered, her heart raised as the

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<v Speaker 1>enormity of the situation threatened to engulf her.

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<v Speaker 5>My son was on the fallow with nine one one

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<v Speaker 5>and the dispatch. Her wind up being my friend for years,

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<v Speaker 5>She took the call.

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa's friend assured Alex that an ambulance was on the way.

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<v Speaker 1>Amid the chaos, time felt distorted. Each second stretched painfully

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<v Speaker 1>as Melissa begged for help. Finally, after almost seven minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>a firetruck arrived and as first responders took over, Melissa

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<v Speaker 1>watched the firefighters du CPR on Shelley. Her tiny body

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<v Speaker 1>had turned a haunting shade of blue. Melissa felt a

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<v Speaker 1>desperation like she'd never felt before. A few minutes later,

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<v Speaker 1>paramedics arrived and took charge, whisking Shelley into the ambulance

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<v Speaker 1>and asking Melissa to wait outside. Melissa stood frozen, her

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<v Speaker 1>heart pounding, desperate to know what exactly was going on

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<v Speaker 1>in the ambulance and hoping for a miracle. Then something

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<v Speaker 1>amazing happened that made Melissa's heart leap. A tiny voice

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<v Speaker 1>called out from inside the ambulance. The paramedics hurried to get.

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<v Speaker 5>Melissa, and then when they told me to come in,

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<v Speaker 5>she's calling you. I go in the ambulance and I

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<v Speaker 5>told her, Mommy's right here, baby, You're gonna be okay.

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<v Speaker 5>Then she wasn't you know, no communication was coming out

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<v Speaker 5>of her, but she was braving.

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa had felt a flood of relief at hearing her

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<v Speaker 1>daughter's voice, but Shelley's moment of consciousness was gone in

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<v Speaker 1>an instant, Shelley still lay in critical condition. Time was

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<v Speaker 1>of the essence, but again it seemed to stand still

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<v Speaker 1>as the paramedics debated the best course of action. Where

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<v Speaker 1>are they taking her? Melissa wanted to know. She silently

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<v Speaker 1>pleaded for them to hurry and decide. Finally, they told

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa they were going to airlift Shelley to a children's hospital,

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<v Speaker 1>and drove Shelley to a nearby high school to meet

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<v Speaker 1>the helicopter following the ambulance in her friend's car. Melissa's

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<v Speaker 1>worst fears swirled in her head. She couldn't shake the

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<v Speaker 1>image of her daughter's lifeless body. She felt so helpless,

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<v Speaker 1>and then she thought of the one thing she could do.

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa believed in the power of prayer, and right now

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<v Speaker 1>she needed that power more than ever.

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<v Speaker 5>I took a picture of us behind the ambulance. That's

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<v Speaker 5>a picture I posted on Facebook, and I told him

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<v Speaker 5>I didn't tell them what happened.

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<v Speaker 2>I just told him to please pray for baby Shelley.

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<v Speaker 5>And then I had everybody comment in prayers, prayers, prayers, prayers, prayers, prayers, prayers.

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<v Speaker 1>With so many prayers for baby Shelley being sent heavenward.

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa knew it was now in God's hands. She reached

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<v Speaker 1>the high school parking lot. Emergency personnel hurried to transfer

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<v Speaker 1>Shelley from the ambulance to the helicopter, but Melissa couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>get close enough to see what was happening. Instead, she

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<v Speaker 1>was left standing with police officers who were trying to

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<v Speaker 1>gather information. Their questions barely registered in her mind.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know what to do, but just stand there

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<v Speaker 5>and keep crying because I'm like, I don't know what's

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<v Speaker 5>going on. I can't talk to nobody because they're way

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<v Speaker 5>over there at the helicopter trying to get her in.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know what they're doing. All I know is

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<v Speaker 5>they're going to children. And our deal was just to

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<v Speaker 5>wait there, see her get on the helicopter, and we

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<v Speaker 5>take off to Dallas.

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<v Speaker 1>Shelley was loaded into the helicopter and Melissa's husband, who

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<v Speaker 1>had been at work, was notified that she was being

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<v Speaker 1>taken to the children's hospital. Melissa and her husband drove

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<v Speaker 1>step as quickly as they could, which turned out once

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<v Speaker 1>again to be excruciatingly.

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<v Speaker 2>Slow, and it was rush hour downtown Dallas.

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<v Speaker 5>Traffic was crazy, and Children's just on the other side

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<v Speaker 5>of downtown Dallas, so like you have to literally pass

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<v Speaker 5>through downtown, all that Dallas traffic around downtown to get

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<v Speaker 1>Finally, Melissa and her husband were reunited at the Children's hospital.

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<v Speaker 1>They clung to each other for strength while trying to

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<v Speaker 1>process the chaos of the day. The helicopter had touched

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<v Speaker 1>down and the medical team had rushed Shelley into the ICU.

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa and her husband were left anxiously waiting for news.

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<v Speaker 1>Hours passed as Melissa battled with fear and guilt, wondering

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<v Speaker 1>if there was something more she could have done to

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<v Speaker 1>prevent this strategy. Meanwhile, doctors took X rays and worked

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<v Speaker 1>on Shelley. They were concerned about the fluid that were

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<v Speaker 1>maimed in Shelley's lungs.

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<v Speaker 5>They said that she had pulmonary edema. Where they took

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<v Speaker 5>the X ray and it showed all the fluid in

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<v Speaker 1>Shelley was eventually sent to her hospital room, where she

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<v Speaker 1>lay ashen and motionless. She had gone over ten minutes

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<v Speaker 1>without breathing, an eternity when considering brain damage can occur

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<v Speaker 1>in just four Melissa wondered if she would ever have

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<v Speaker 1>her sweet, spunky little girl back again. Night passed, and

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<v Speaker 1>the weight of uncertainty pressed down on Melissa as the

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<v Speaker 1>next day unfolded. Nothing went as expected, because Shelley was

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<v Speaker 1>expected to have little to no improvement.

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<v Speaker 5>They took another X ray and it was a lot

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<v Speaker 5>less than what it was when they brought her in.

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<v Speaker 5>And then when the doctor came in, when we're in

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<v Speaker 5>the regular room, she was looking for Shelley.

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<v Speaker 4>But where was Shelley?

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<v Speaker 1>The hospital bed lay empty. The doctor looked around the room, confused,

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<v Speaker 1>and then something extraordinary happened. She noticed a child playing

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<v Speaker 1>near the hospital room window. Surely that couldn't be the

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<v Speaker 1>same little girl who had just drowned, and yet it was.

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<v Speaker 5>And at that point, Shelley's in the window, looking out

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<v Speaker 5>the window, in her gown, jumping on the cows, looking

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<v Speaker 5>out the window, and I'm like, girl, sit down, come on, sit.

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<v Speaker 2>Down, you're gonna give me a heart attack.

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<v Speaker 6>We're already here.

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<v Speaker 2>The doctor walks in and she's like, Shelley.

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa pointed to the child the playing near the window.

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<v Speaker 1>The doctor couldn't believe it. It defied all logic, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's the nature of miracles. Isn't it. They often defy logic.

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<v Speaker 5>She goes, oh, wow, I was expecting her to be

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<v Speaker 5>laid up in the bed, just out of it. She

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<v Speaker 5>didn't expect her to be up, jumping around and smiling

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<v Speaker 5>ear to ear like if nothing happened. And she's like, wow,

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<v Speaker 5>this is a miracle because bed's here and she's over there.

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa couldn't believe it herself. She felt overwhelmed with gratitude

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<v Speaker 1>and couldn't help but smile, knowing that every prayer, despite

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<v Speaker 1>the instance of doubt and worry, had led to this

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<v Speaker 1>triumphant moment. This is some footage of Shelley in the

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<v Speaker 6>Shell.

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<v Speaker 2>I that you I too, I love you more. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>I bring them up Alma.

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<v Speaker 1>Shelley was reunited with her family just two days after

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<v Speaker 1>her accident, and as they left the hospital taking her

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<v Speaker 1>daughter home alive and well, it still felt surreal to Melissa.

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<v Speaker 1>Allie's recovery has been so miraculous that Melissa is glad

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<v Speaker 1>she took some photos at the hospital with time stamps

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<v Speaker 1>to document everything. She feels no one would believe her otherwise.

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<v Speaker 5>It's mind boweling, like you would never think that this

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<v Speaker 5>was her. If I didn't put dates, I think anybody would.

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<v Speaker 2>Be like, oh no, that's not the day after.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, you're lying, you know, And I would have

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<v Speaker 5>to bring pullet up on my phone and be like, look,

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<v Speaker 5>this is the time stamps of everything and where with

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<v Speaker 5>you know, stuff like that. But yeah, I don't think

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<v Speaker 5>anybody would believe that those pictures were right after each other,

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<v Speaker 5>Like they wouldn't believe it.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't believe it. But she left the hospital like

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<v Speaker 2>nothing happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Shelley's miracle story is beautiful, but there is something more

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't shared that makes this story even more incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>You may have wondered how the kids first found Shelley

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<v Speaker 1>in the pool. Well, it was her twelve year old

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<v Speaker 1>brother ad n I who actually found her. H He

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<v Speaker 1>was questioned later by the police, and we'll play the footage.

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<v Speaker 1>Bear in mind, you'll notice he's kind of yelling because

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<v Speaker 1>a very traumatic experience for him. But pay attention to

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<v Speaker 1>what he says to the police officer. Here's the exchange.

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<v Speaker 7>We gotta know what happened so we can help her,

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<v Speaker 7>and what's your name? Okay, look, hey, you're not in trouble.

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<v Speaker 7>You just gotta know what happened. Look at me, look

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<v Speaker 7>at me. That just gotta know what happened so we

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<v Speaker 7>can help her. Okay, did you see what happened?

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<v Speaker 6>No? No, I had a feeling that when I was

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<v Speaker 6>the pool about any bloony, So then I went in there.

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<v Speaker 6>I sold, I sold her drowning. Okay, so how long

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, if you didn't catch that.

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<v Speaker 1>When the police officer asked ad and I if he

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<v Speaker 1>saw what happened, ad and I responded that he'd been

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<v Speaker 1>putting a swimsuit on his little brother when he had

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<v Speaker 1>a feeling come to him that Shelley was in the pool. Later,

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<v Speaker 1>he mentioned this to his mother as well.

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<v Speaker 5>And he said that after all this happened, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>he was like, something told me go check the poll.

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<v Speaker 5>So he went out to the pole and that's when

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<v Speaker 5>he found her at the bottom.

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa believes that's something that spoke to Adney's mind and

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<v Speaker 1>heart was God, and because of the feeling that ad

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<v Speaker 1>and I had, he was able to find his sister

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<v Speaker 1>within minutes. If she'd gone any longer, It's very unlikely

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<v Speaker 1>she would have been okay even now. It's a miracle

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<v Speaker 1>that she's doing so well. While you might think Shelley

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<v Speaker 1>would have a lot of anxiety after experiencing something so traumatic,

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<v Speaker 1>Melissa says it's been the opposite. Shelley has returned from

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<v Speaker 1>this experience absolutely fearless and just loves life.

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<v Speaker 5>She's the daredevil. I think she's like, I don't seen

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<v Speaker 5>it at all. I've done died and I came back

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<v Speaker 5>and I'm gonna live my life. I literally think that's

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<v Speaker 5>what she thinks in her head, like I done died,

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<v Speaker 5>I came back, and I'm gonna live my best life.

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<v Speaker 1>Today, Shelley is a vibrant five year old, full of

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<v Speaker 1>energy and laughter, swimming like a little fish and embracing

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<v Speaker 1>every opportunity that comes her way. Melissa often looks back

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<v Speaker 1>on the day she drowned and shakes her head in disbelief,

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for the miracle that is her daughter.

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<v Speaker 5>God has a purpose for her to be here. He

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<v Speaker 5>has something for her for her life, like she's here

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<v Speaker 5>for a reason and he knows what that res in it.

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<v Speaker 1>In the end, Melissa and her family have learned that

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<v Speaker 1>life is unpredictable, but with God's grace, even the darkest

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<v Speaker 1>moments can be turned for our good. This experience has

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<v Speaker 1>bonded their family and helped them all to want to

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<v Speaker 1>be more like Shelley, embracing and enjoying every moment of

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<v Speaker 1>life God gives them.

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<v Speaker 3>So when Blake and I first listened to this one,

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<v Speaker 3>Emily you had sent it to us. We listened to

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<v Speaker 3>it in the car or we were driving to dinner,

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<v Speaker 3>and afterwards neither one of us could even speak. We

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<v Speaker 3>both had tears running down her faces and we were

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<v Speaker 3>just silent.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a really emotional one, especially for me. The most

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<v Speaker 1>traumatic part was hearing the actual videos, the video footage

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<v Speaker 1>super traumatic.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it felt like my heart was being ripped out.

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<v Speaker 3>But an a amazing miracle, this family experience. It's just

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<v Speaker 3>incredible that this little twelve year old ad and I

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<v Speaker 3>had a feeling just come to him and let him

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<v Speaker 3>know that his sister was in the pool and that

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<v Speaker 3>she needed to be rescued.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, oh my gosh, listening to his video was just

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<v Speaker 1>my heart went out to him because this experience was

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<v Speaker 1>truly traumatic for him.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Melissa told us that she said that this has

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<v Speaker 3>affected him more than Shelley even, But he's such a hero,

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<v Speaker 3>and I hope he knows how amazing he is.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>And we actually got to meet Shelley, which was so cool.

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<v Speaker 3>She's such a doll.

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<v Speaker 6>I know.

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<v Speaker 4>She was so cute. And here's a clip of us

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<v Speaker 4>talking to Shelley. Shelley, how old are you?

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<v Speaker 6>Wow?

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<v Speaker 7>Wow?

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<v Speaker 3>Are you in kindergarten?

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<v Speaker 2>It's a pre K four? I think?

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<v Speaker 7>Ah.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, can you tell us what you like to do

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<v Speaker 4>for fun?

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<v Speaker 6>I chip.

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<v Speaker 3>Kitchen? Do you like to cook?

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<v Speaker 4>Wow? What kind of food do you like to make?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, Hey, I want you to come live at my

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<v Speaker 3>house and make me some cake.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, you're pretty cute, Shelly. It's so nice to meet you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's so great to meet you.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, thank you, thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>She is a horrible she is and Emily, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 3>you would agree with me when I say she is

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<v Speaker 3>a spitfire.

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<v Speaker 1>She kept poking her head up out of the corner

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<v Speaker 1>when we were interviewing her mom, and really.

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<v Speaker 3>It was so funny.

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<v Speaker 4>Come over here, we want to meet you. She was

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<v Speaker 4>so cute.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm just so glad that everything turned out okay

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<v Speaker 1>for her and I mean, it really is a miracle.

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<v Speaker 1>As we were doing some research for this story, I

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<v Speaker 1>read the children can drown in less than twenty seconds

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<v Speaker 1>in water, and brain damage can occur in as little

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<v Speaker 1>as four minutes. I mean, the fact that she came

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<v Speaker 1>out of this unscathed, it's pretty miraculous.

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<v Speaker 3>That is so fast, that's so so scary to think about.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's like one of my biggest fears. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure all parents can relate to that fear. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>actions like this they can happen in an instant.

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<v Speaker 3>It made me think about like my grandkids. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>my oldest grandkid is only three years old, so when

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<v Speaker 3>they come over, we are going to be thinking a

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<v Speaker 3>lot more about water safety. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time, I think stories like this

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<v Speaker 1>also give me a lot of hope. Yeah, because even

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<v Speaker 1>though you know their family went through this traumatic experience,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like God healed Shelley, not just her body,

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<v Speaker 1>but he also healed her mind and healed her from

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<v Speaker 1>the anxiety and fear that she could go through.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. I agree, incredible, it is, and it helps me

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<v Speaker 3>personally just to know that God truly does heal those things.

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<v Speaker 3>He has the power to heal our anxiety, our fear,

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<v Speaker 3>the trauma that we go through. He can heal us

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<v Speaker 3>and comfort us through whatever it is we're going through.

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<v Speaker 4>He is so good and so amazing and you can

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<v Speaker 4>do anything.

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<v Speaker 6>Yes.

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