Dana Ortega

Hi Judy,

I wanted to share with you how grateful I am for the skills you taught my two year old and how she had to use those skills recently while we were in Hawaii. On our last day there, we decided to have one more beach day. The waves were pretty mellow when all of a sudden, a chain of big and powerful waves came out of nowhere. We had Isabella in the water with us and my sister was holding her. You have seen my sister, so you know she is a large woman. She, along with all of my sisters and I, is a very strong swimmer. These waves were so forceful that they knocked all of us off of our feet, pulling us under, including my sturdy and solid sister. My sister decided it would be better to toss Isabella as high up and as close to the surface as possible, rather than hold onto her and let her be sucked down to the ocean floor. When I came up and frantically searched the area for my daughter, I was amazed to see Isabella, comfortable and relaxed, in a floating position. She floated to the surface, took a breath, then was sucked back under again. Then she calmly floated to the surface again to breathe. Right about that time, my husband was able to get to her. Isabella didn’t cry or even seem shaken at all. I asked her if she was afraid and she said, ” No Mommy. I not scared.” I was so relieved, and I am so grateful for the training that you gave which allowed her to keep her cool and know exactly what she needed to do to stay safe. Thank you so much!