A quick-thinking pregnant woman saved her husband’s life by performing the Heimlich maneuver after he choked on a mozzarella stick.
God prepares us for moments we never see coming. Sometimes the training we receive or skills we learn become tools He uses to protect the people we love most. One family learned this truth in the most dramatic way possible.
Dan Matthews was eating his favorite dinner. He likes to put a mozzarella stick on top of his chili cheese dog and eat them together. That night, something went wrong.
Dan was chewing and tried to swallow, but part of the mozzarella stick stayed in his mouth while another part went down his throat. The melted cheese connected both pieces like a dangerous string.
“I was chewing it up, go to swallow and part of the mozzarella stick stayed in my mouth. The other part that I was trying to swallow went down, but they were attached by the melted cheese,” Dan explained later.
Samantha noticed something was wrong right away. Their home security cameras caught everything that happened next. Dan bent over the trash can, unable to breathe. He was choking.
“When he went like this, I was like, oh no,” Samantha said. She tried slapping his back first, but it didn’t work. The mozzarella stick was still stuck. Dan couldn’t get air.
That’s when Samantha knew she had to perform the Heimlich maneuver. But she faced a big problem – she was six months pregnant. Her belly got in the way.
“I have to think, how do I do this? Also, I’m pregnant, so I like try to do it and then I realize I have to turn sideways ’cause my belly’s in the way,” she described.
Samantha didn’t give up. She turned her body to the side and positioned herself to help Dan while protecting their unborn baby.
Her quick actions worked. The food came loose and Dan could breathe again.
Their scared children watched the whole thing happen. Samantha comforted them while Dan caught his breath and recovered.
The story went viral and many people on the internet praised Samantha for her bravery.
One person wrote, “This is very educational for pregnant women. I’ve never seen a pregnant woman do the Heimlich before, turn to the side so your stomach won’t get in the way to do the maneuver properly. Incredible.”
Another person wrote, “What a brave woman.”
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