I was in elementary school (I don’t remember what year exactly) & my family was at the lake with my Uncle Curt & Aunt Jackie. I had taken swimming lessons & knew how to swim, but I swam out too far & I was starting to get tired. When I looked back to the shore, it seemed far. So, I began to panic & felt too tired to get back. I started swallowing water & struggling to even keep my head above water. I couldn’t get a loud enough call out for help before I’d sink back down again. I was terrified. It was all I could do to keep coming back up for air & to try to get […]