Mom Finds Mission After Toddler Nearly Drowns
By Juliette Allen
Every night , Mandy Harry tiptoes into her 3-yearold son ’ s room , kneels at his bedside and prays . It ’ s become a nightly ritual since the day Calvin , the youngest of Harry ’ s six children , almost lost his life .
From pool party to panic
On the afternoon of Saturday , March 27 , 2021 , the Harry family was celebrating a flag football victory with a pool party at a friend ’ s house .
“ We were having a great day ,” Harry recalled . “ There were maybe 15 or 20 adults there and lots of kids . Calvin was playing in the pool with his friends and his siblings , with his puddle jumpers [ floats ] on .”
After more than an hour of splashing around , Calvin approached his mom and asked her to remove his floats so he could get something to eat .
“ I took them off and watched him walk into the house ,
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