A three-year-old girl is being hailed as a hero for saving her mother after she suffered a seizure.
Jessa Lavely was walking the family dog with her daughter, Savannah, on Saturday when she started to feel ill.
‘I felt a little funny. I have a history of seizures, so I felt a little off,’ Lavely told WXYZ.
About a block-and-a-half away from their house in Warren, Michigan, Lavely suffered a seizure and fell to the ground.
When she woke up, she was surrounded by EMS and police. What she didn’t realize until later was that it was her daughter who was responsible for summoning help.
Savannah Lavely, three (left and right) from Warren, Michigan, is being hailed as a hero for saving her mother, Jessa Lavely, after she suffered a seizure on Saturday. Savannah ran home to get help although she had never been taught how to do so
Lavely was walking the family dog with Savannah when she started to feel ill. About a block-and-a-half away from their house, Lavely suffered a seizure and fell to the ground. Pictured: Savannah with her parents
Savannah quickly ran back home, retracing her steps and crossing streets, until she made her way to the front door.
The three-year-old was captured by her home’s surveillance footage banging on the door and trying to get in.
Finally, she was able to get the attention of her maternal grandparents who were staying with the family at the time.
‘I opened the door and there she was and she said: “You need to come quickly. My mommy fell and she can’t get up”,’ Jan Fleming, Lavely’s mother, told WXYZ.
Savannah led her grandparents to her mother. In the meantime, a neighbor, who had seen Lavely collapse, dialed 911.
Meanwhile, Lavely’s husband, Steven, was at work and learned about the emergency when he got a security alert on his phone, showing the footage of Savannah banging on the front door.
‘I was scared,’ he told FOX2. ‘I didn’t know if my wife was okay. I was scared that my daughter ran home by herself. She was over a block and a half away.’
The toddler told the news station she was ‘scared’ during the incident but she ‘had to rescue mommy’.
Lavely said she was shocked because she and her husband had never taught Savannah where they live or how to get home.
‘We’re still a little bit shocked that she was able to find her way home,’ Lavely told FOX2. ‘She understands what she did and everyone has been praising her. She knows.’
Savannah (left, with her mother, and right, with her parents) quickly ran back home, retracing her steps and crossing streets, until she made her way to the front door. The three-year-old was captured by her home’s surveillance footage banging on the door and trying to get it
‘I opened the door and there she was and she said: “You need to come quickly. My mommy fell and she can’t get up”,’ Jan Fleming, Lavely’s mother (pictured), told WXYZ
Lavely (pictured with her husband Savannah) said she was shocked because the couple had never taught Savannah where they live or how to get home
Experts say that if you see someone having a seizure, be sure to give them room and clear any hard or sharp objects away.
If you can, cushion their head and loosen clothing around their neck. Gently turn them on their side, if possible, to clear their airway.
However, don’t know hold the person down because you could injure both them and yourself.
Experts also warn not to put anything in the person’s mouth. Contrary to popular belief, people having an epileptic seizure cannot swallow their tongue. Attempting to put an object in the individual’s mouth could be dangerous to you and them.
Lastly, be sure to time the seizure because they normally last no more than two or three minutes. If the seizure lasts more than five minutes, dial 911.