Jenny Kim: How My Son Eric Kim Saved the Life of His Friend in the School Cafeteria

I'll never forget the day my son, Eric, became a real-life hero.

This is Eric and my husband Terence:

It was a sunny morning, just like any other school day. Eric, my energetic 10-year-old, was getting ready for the fourth grade. As he grabbed his backpack and rushed out the door, I slipped something into it - an AntiChoke device. It was a small, unassuming gadget designed to prevent choking accidents by automatically dislodging objects from a person's throat.

I'd recently learned about the device through a friend who worked in healthcare. She'd shared stories about how it had saved lives, and I thought it couldn't hurt to have one handy, just in case.

Little did I know that the decision to put that device in his backpack would soon make all the difference. That very day, while Eric was at school, an unforeseen crisis unfolded.

During lunchtime, Erics's classmate, Emily, began choking on a piece of apple. Panic filled the cafeteria as students and teachers rushed to her aid. But as Emily's face turned red, and her gasps for air grew weaker, it became clear that time was running out.

That's when Eric remembered the AntiChoke device. He calmly reached into his backpack, grabbed the small gadget, and rushed over to Emily.

With quick thinking, he activated the device and placed it on her throat. In an instant, it sprang into action, delivering precisely timed thrusts that dislodged the apple from Emily's throat.

A collective gasp of relief swept through the cafeteria as Emily took her first desperate breaths. Tears filled her eyes as she realized she had just been saved from a life-threatening situation, thanks to the device that had been in Ethan's backpack.

Eric, my brave boy, became a hero that day, not just to Emily but to the entire school community. Teachers, students, and parents hailed him as a quick-thinker and a true friend.

The AntiChoke device had turned a potentially tragic situation into a triumphant moment of lifesaving action.

I didn't knew what was going on, when I received a call from his teacher, I thought to myself: "What did he do now". I never imagined to hear that my son saved a life.

As I hugged Eric tightly that evening, I couldn't have been prouder. Our decision to put that small device in his backpack had paid off in the most remarkable way imaginable.

From that day forward, I knew that Eric had not only learned the value of preparedness but had also proven that heroes can come in the smallest of packages.