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I almost died last night

November 12, 2012

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I almost died last night

Last night, Elliott woke up just before I climbed into bed. He and Emmett had been camping out in his room.  Elliott had a bad dream and couldn't go back to sleep.

I finally had Elliott just crash in Emmett's bed.

About 45 minutes later, I woke up out of a dead sleep, choking. I literally couldn't breathe.

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I wasn't choking on anything, however, my airway was completely occluded.

The only reason Lizze woke up was because I was flailing around, half on the bed and half on the floor. I honestly thought I was going to die.

The entire incident lasted about 1 minute but that was the longest minute of my life.

Finally,  my airway began to open and I couldn't breathe once again. I happened to look over where Elliott was sleeping and he had witnessed the whole thing. He had a look of horror on his face and he was quite shook up.

I believe what happened was that I was choking on post nasal drip. I think it was just one of those freak things that just happen.

Needless to say, I didn't sleep very well.

I'm very grateful to still be here today, even though it's a Monday.

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