And another nine-year-old saves mom!Last fall must have been the season for nine-year-old boys to shine, since last October another such lad, Cody DeGordon of Massillon, Ohio Massillon is a city in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 31,325 at the 2000 census. The Friendly Association for Mutual Interests founded Massillon, then called Kendal, on a 2,000 acre estate in response to Robert Owen's success in New Harmony, , also came to his mom's rescue. Cody's mother, Pamela DeGordon, related that she woke up around 1 a.m. and couldn't breathe. "I couldn't breathe and I couldn't talk so I woke my son up and he called my sister and she came at 1:30," Mrs. DeGordon told NewsChannel5 in Cleveland-Akron. Cody's aunt, Carla Salamon, got on the phone to call 911, but Cody took action immediately. He found his mother's EpiPen Ep·i·Pen A trademark for a self-injection kit containing epinephrine, used intramuscularly for anaphylactic shock. EpiPen, n. (a pen-like instrument containing a spring-loaded needle that injects epinephrine into a patient with severe allergies Allergies Definition Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances. Description Allergies are among the most common of medical disorders. ) and gave his mother an injection. Cody's mother related: "He's only 9 years old; that's the first time. He's never done that before. He's so brave. He's never done that. He gave me a shot in my thigh thigh (thi) femur; the portion of the leg above the knee. thigh n. The part of the leg between the hip and the knee. Also called femur. to save my life. He's wonderful." |
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