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In reply to the discussion: Yesterday I posted about friend whose CU-attending daughter was in King Soopers & "unreachable" [View all]Neema
(1,151 posts)43. I find myself doing this as well. I've discovered
that Im one of those people who remain very calm in an emergency. In fact, time seems to slow down for me while I run through possible solutions in my head. Its a surreal experience but one thats saved my life at least once (and saved my dogs life once as well). So Im grateful for that. And I hope, if I ever find myself in a harrowing situation like this, I can use that ability to get at least a few people to safety.
I will note that, once the emergency has passed, I collapse from indescribable exhaustion. So its a short-lived skill.
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Yesterday I posted about friend whose CU-attending daughter was in King Soopers & "unreachable" [View all]
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
OP
During the Black Friday mass shooting at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, the employees
niyad
Mar 2021
#17
Excellent list but I may add (for the kids especially): Make sure they memorize SOME phone numbers
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#22
Excellent addition. My father used to always ask if we had our list of numbers before we
FailureToCommunicate
Mar 2021
#28
Good habit for safety. My mother dealt with the survivors of the Coconut Grove fire and...
FailureToCommunicate
Mar 2021
#29
Thank you so much for letting us know that she is safe. My heart goes out to her, and all who
niyad
Mar 2021
#9
It is a coping response. We all want to feel as though our community is uniquely safe & protected...
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#24
My daughter relocated to CO in 2017............ and left in 2019... Here's why:
secondwind
Mar 2021
#23
Sorry this happened to her, but I've lived throughout the US and always return to CO-- thankfully.
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#26
I still relive my childhood trauma of what happened when I was in grade school
turbinetree
Mar 2021
#33