The Story That Changed My Life Forever
My name is Jessica, I'm 40 years old and a mother of 3 children...
For years, I convinced myself that everything was fine. That the 30 pounds I gained during my last pregnancy were just "part of being a mom." That I didn't have time for myself, that my family always came first.
Every day I would wake up, take care of the house, prepare meals, drive the kids to school... And when I looked in the mirror, I pretended not to see that tired woman, with no energy, who could barely climb the stairs without getting out of breath.
"I'll take care of myself later," I always told myself. "I don't have time right now..."
But life has a cruel way of teaching us that some things can't wait.
The Day My World Fell Apart
It was just another Thursday afternoon. My son was playing on the sidewalk when a ball rolled into the street. Within seconds, I saw him running after the ball... and the car coming.
I tried to run. God, how I tried.
But my body didn't respond. My heavy legs, my labored breathing, my aching knees... I couldn't get there in time.
The sound of the brakes. The scream. The despair.
Those were the longest seconds of my life, watching my son being taken away in an ambulance, knowing that I could have prevented it if only I had been physically capable of running 10 yards.
After 3 days in the hospital, when I finally brought my son home (thank God without serious complications), I stopped in front of the mirror.
And for the first time, I really saw myself. I saw a woman I barely recognized. A woman who had become incapable of protecting her own children. A woman who had given up on herself in the name of a "devotion" that was actually hurting the entire family.
In that moment, I understood a painful truth: taking care of myself wasn't selfish. It was a responsibility.
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Every year, children lose their lives in car accidents in the US.
67.000
Children are injured by cars every year in the US.
36%
Of child fatalities happen exactly during the hours they play most...
Don't let your physical condition be the difference between saving your child and becoming another statistic."