Thursday, December 23, 2010

'It's a Christmas miracle' -- East St. Louis girl, 5, places call to help ailing grandmother -- with an assist from a Calif. woman

EAST ST. LOUIS -- Irene Enlow fell out of bed with her eyes rolling back and her tongue flopping out of her mouth Wednesday morning. That's when her 5-year-old granddaughter thought she was having a heart attack and quickly sprang into action.
"I got my granny's blue notebook and called a number that was in it," DeJana J. Enlow said.
It turns out that the California woman who DeJana called does not know Enlow or her family.
"She told me her grandmother was having a heart attack," said Kristina Lauf said. "I live in Los Angeles, Calif., so I couldn't call the police there. I called my sister, Kayce Lauf, who lives in St. Louis and asked her to call 911 while I was telling her the story."
"I don't know the little girl or her family. But, my sister and I were happy to help," Lauf said.
Enlow, who is diabetic, said her sugar level dropped too low and she passed out.
"It caught me in my sleep," she said.


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