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Rogue River Rafting Scare, July 11, 2005...
I was in the backyard getting jumped by my brothers for the millionth time (they may consider it playing, but I considered it me getting jumped)...
I was over at my cousin's house for a pool party; I remember everything that happened so vividly...
I was drowning and it was horrible, water was everywhere and I was desperately trying to breathe while at the same time grab onto the other child who had fallen into the swimming pool when our little raft overturned...
At the age of five, my father had to slam on the brakes...
I felt like I woke up and saw my body lying in the pool...
I was looking down from about fifteen feet and was concerned for my buddies who were upset...
When I was three years old my parents took me to visit friends of theirs who had a swimming pool...
My surroundings were filled with light and I was floating looking down on my body, my relatives who were present at the time of the accident and the paramedics...
When the illness began it was thought I had the flu, but as time went by and the fever worsened I was taken to the hospital for blood test and rheumatic fever was found...
I was born in Hawthorne, California, have an older brother and younger sister...
As I was put in an ambulance, I was above watching what was going on...
