“I have a skeleton that I bought during nursing school so last year I taught my boys how to do different safety moves,” Mercy said.
“I was just so ecstatic and shocked when I found out. When you get a call from the school during the day you don’t expect it to be good news.”
“I was just speechless and absolutely proud when they told me what he did. He actually saved a life.”
“When I was teaching both of them the safety moves, I never in my wildest dreams thought they would ever put them to use,” Mercy continued.
“But he did. I’m absolutely proud of him. He actually got it and was effective using the maneuver.”
Mercy and Keisa Vincent, the Liberty Middle School Principal, both have called Christian a hero for what he did that day.
“Christian stepped in and took charge of the situation and saved his friend’s life,” Keisa pointed out.
“In a situation where many adults may have panicked, Christian was calm and knew what to do. To know how to do the Heimlich maneuver at 12-years old is amazing. He’s definitely a hero in my book.”
Christian was given the Superintendent’s Coin of Distinction, which is an award given to those who go the extra mile and surpass expectations, and very few of them have been given out.