"Learning a Lesson"
On a crispy, sunny day, who knew what would go wrong? That's what happened to me, a nine year old girl. It all started in the morning, with a humongous stomach ache like fire in my tummy.
"Mom," I complained, "I don't feel well."
"Awe...don't worry everything will be fine if you swallow this herbal medicine," she said.
"Ughhh...fine!" I replied.
After, I followed her procedure, I waited for the moment when everything would be allright, and I would be ready to enjoy this beautiful day with my friends.Unfortuately, it was the opposite, instead of getting better it got worse! As I came out of the shower I felt hot, possibbly hearing a rushing sound, dizzy, and seeing spots.
Splash, Splash! Water? My family was tumbling between a cliff and ocean.
I'll phone the paramedics," said my dad.
Just going with the flow, I heard my dad call 911, and just three seconds after that the paramedics came racing by with its siren as loud as a helicopter.
One by one they came out to rescue.
"Hi, our names are Joe, Bob, and David," they said as if on cue.
While my dad asked questions about my disaster got wheeled in. I was on my way to the Kaiser Permanente Hospital. As I came out of the van, I heard the loud crying of my...mom! I could certainly not bare looking at her! It was just too sad.
As a usual check-up, they weighed me, took my height, and checked my temperature, (which happened to be a bit high!)
"Are you still feeling dizzy?" one of the nurses asked.
"Ummm...kind of," I admitted.
They kept me there for two ˝ days. After this intensive treatment, I was discharged from the hospitale.Moreover, my pediatrician explained, "A person can survive up to four weeks without food but no longer than three days without water."
At this point of my life I learned a very important life-long lesson; Drinking water is very essential to my health.