\u2019n 52-jarige vrou is byna dood nadat sy in haar swembad flou geword en amper verdrink het.<\/p>\n
Vrydag 27 Januarie was \u2019n besonder warm somersdag in Worcester, en soos talle ander het Laetitia Smith omstreeks 17:00 besluit om in haar swembad af te koel. Wat egter as \u2019n ontspannende aktiwiteit begin het, het in \u2019n oogwink in \u2019n noue ontkoming ontaard.<\/p>\n
Terwyl Laetitia geswem het, het sy skielik duiselig begin gevoel en gespartel om uit die water te klim. Dit is toe sy egter flou geword het.<\/p>\n
\u201cAl wat ek onthou, is dat ek begin sleg voel het. Ek dink ek wou nog my man, Charl, roep om te kom help, maar wou self uitklim. Toe ek my o\u00eb oopmaak, was ek in die hospitaal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charl was op daardie tydstip in die huis doenig en het minute nadat sy flou geword het, uitgegaan en haar beweginglose lyf in die water gekry.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk was uit om te hoor of sy iets wou drink. Ek het haar daar sien l\u00ea en groot geskrik. Ek het dadelik ingespring om haar te probeer help. Sy was blou in die gesig. Ek het haar uitgehaal en probeer mond-tot-mond-asemhaling toepas, maar niks wou werk nie. Die buurman het bewus geword van die situasie en oor die kantmuurtjie gespring om te kom help. Hy het ook die ambulans gebel,\u201d het Charl aan Standard<\/i> vertel.<\/p>\n
Die ambulans was binne enkele minute op die toneel en het haar dadelik na ongevalle gehaas.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaar lyf het slap begin geword en die ergste het deur my kop gegaan. Ek het dadelik daarteen baklei, want ek wil nie my vrou verloor nie. Daar is nie \u2019n manier wat ek ooit sal kan toelaat dat sy die aarde voor my moet groet nie,\u201d het Charl bygevoeg.<\/p>\n
Die dokters het haar dadelik begin behandel en sy het sowat \u2019n halfuur later eers haar bewussyn herwin. Sy was egter net vir paar minute by toe haar longe begin platval het.<\/p>\n
\u201cDie dokters het ons ingelig iets is fout met haar linkerlong en hulle was bang vir breinskade. Al opsie was \u2019n operasie. Ek het nog nooit so hard in my lewe gebid nie. Die trane het onophoudelik gevloei, want my vrou is my rots.\u201d<\/p>\n
Die mediese span het onvermoeid gewerk om haar aan die lewe te hou en haar toestand te stabiliseer, maar die prognose was in onsekerheid gedompel.<\/p>\n
Sy is n\u00e1 sowat twee ure in die teater na \u2019n kamer verskuif en haar toestand is voltyds gemonitor. Familie en vriende het by haar bed gewaak en gebid vir haar herstel. Dit was \u2019n gespanne en emosionele tyd vir haar geliefdes, maar uiteindelik het sy die Sondag tekens van verbetering begin toon. Sy het haar bewussyn stadig herwin en op behandeling begin reageer.<\/p>\n
Maandagoggend het sy wakker geword en was vreeslik deurmekaar.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk was nog nooit so bly nie. Sy is \u2019n vegter. Dit was \u2019n wonderlike gevoel,\u201d het Charl vertel.<\/p>\n
Die dokters kon egter deur bloedtoetse bepaal die vermoede bestaan ho\u00eb bloeddruk en dehidrasie kon tot die voorval bygedra het. Sy is egter dankbaar sy is vandag lewend.<\/p>\n
Sy is verlede Donderdag (2 Februarie) ontslaan.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk was baie deurmekaar en die hele ervaring is nou nog vir my skrikwekkend. Ek onthou nie veel nie, maar net dat ek en Charl vreeslik gehuil het toe hy my vertel wat met my gebeur het. Ek is dankbaar vir elke liewe mens wat gebid het, my probeer help het, die dokters en natuurlik die Here,\u201d het sy aan Standard<\/i> vertel.<\/p>\n
Laetitia, \u2019n tuisteskepper, se man is \u2019n langafstand-vragmotorbestuurder en is net sowat tien dae per maand tuis. Sy het daarom besluit om by haar suster en swaer op \u2019n plaas net buite Worcester te gaan aansterk.<\/p>\n
\u201cDit kon soveel erger gewees het. Ek swem gereeld en die kinders is al uit die huis uit. <\/p>\n
\u201cEk is baiekeer alleen. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs ek daardie dag alleen was, sou ek gewis nie vandag meer hier gewees het nie. Ek sukkel nog met my asemhaling en kry behandeling en fisioterapie daarvoor. Ek het ook \u2019n hele sak pille wat ek elke dag drink,\u201d het sy verder vertel.<\/p>\n
Sy het bygevoeg sy wil die lewe nou opnuut benut en elke dag leef asof dit haar laaste is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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