The most horrible thing

Normally, my blogs are pretty cheery. This one is not...but it could save your child's life. My friend Stacy is a nurse at Medical City Dallas. She told me that she can remember the room number and name of every child that has come in there because of a drowning accident, and almost all of the parents divorce afterward. Not surprising given the fact that, after the loss of a child, the divorce rate jumps up to 90%. I'm sure there are many reasons for this...blaming the spouse, blaming themselves, or just not being able to move on past this loss with someone else that is so close to it. She also said that, in almost all the circumstances, the child was being watched. Drowning is the #2 killer for children under 6. This is my WORST FEAR!!!!! I have never been a strong swimmer, so maybe that is why I'm so anal about my kids learning to swim, especially with family that lives directly on a lake. Of course, even kids that know how to swim have freak accidents. She told me about something that can help keep your child safe around water. Thank God someone came up with this invention. www.safetyturtle.com. This is a wrist band that you attach to your child whenever they are around water. It has a base unit that plugs in or runs on batteries. Anytime the wrist band is submerged, an alarm sounds. It will not go off in the rain or sprinklers, only when it is fully submerged. You can have multiple wristbands on one unit to protect all the kids. It runs anywhere between $150 and $200 depending on where you buy it online. Some pool supply places carry it as well. Obviously, this is not a substitute for hawk-like focus on your children when they are around bodies of water, but on the off chance that you got a phone call, or the dog got out and you chase it, or someone left the pool gate open, this is a great way to keep from becoming a very sad statistic. Momma happy.