Nine-year-old saves mom.Last November, nine-year-old Jimmy Stevens Jimmy Stevens, known as "Moses" (born 1910s or 1920s – died 28 February 1994, Espiritu Santo), was a Ni-Vanuatu nationalist and politician. As leader of the conservative Nagriamel movement, he declared the independence of Espiritu Santo island as the "State of Vemerana" in was riding with his mother and his little brother and sister on a highway in Cleburne, Texas Cleburne is a city in Johnson County, Texas, United States. The population was 29,050, as of the 2007 census. It is the county seat of Johnson CountyGR6. Cleburne is named for a Confederate General, Patrick Cleburne. , when his mother, Latisha, passed out at the wheel. It was later determined that Mrs. Stevens had suffered a panic attack panic attack n. The sudden onset of intense anxiety, characterized by feelings of intense fear and apprehension and accompanied by palpitations, shortness of breath, sweating, and trembling. Also called anxiety attack. . Young Jimmy, however, did not panic. From watching his mother drive the car, Jimmy had a pretty good idea about how to operate it. He climbed onto his mother's lap, pulled the car over to the side of the road, barely reached the brake pedal and managed to stop the car, and put it in park. Jimmy then called 911 on his mom's cellphone (CELLular telePHONE) The first ubiquitous wireless telephone. Originally analog, all new cellular systems are digital, which has enabled the cellphone to turn into a smartphone that has access to the Internet. . His calmness in view of his age and the seriousness of the situation was amazing. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ABC News, the conversation with the 911 operator went like this: "My name is James P. Stevens, [and my mom needs help]." "Is your mom okay?" the 911 operator asked. "Is she breathing?" "She can't breathe at all," replied Jimmy. "She can't breathe at all? Now I want you to stay on the line with me okay. Just tell her help is coming." "Okay. Help is coming," Jimmy told his mom. Mrs. Stevens told ABC's Good Morning America Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. The show was adapted from The Morning Exchange, a morning show created by and airing on the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, and was launched nationally as that her son has always been the take-charge type. "He's always been that way. When his dad's gone, he says he's the man of the house: 'I've got to take care of things.'" Mrs. Stevens said she was "extremely proud. I couldn't be ... prouder [of Jimmy]" She said the family planned a special dinner at Red Lobster in Jimmy's honor. |
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