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Every time l go on one
of these flights to rescue Zoe,
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l remember the summer
we almost lost her.
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She was three years old.
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lt happened one morning
at this cottage we used to rent.
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We were all together,
sleeping in bed.
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lt was a wonderful time
in our lives.
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We still felt we had a future
together, the three of us.
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Did you ever visit
that cottage?
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l don't think so.
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l remember l was...
awakened by Zoe's breathing.
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lt was labored.
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l looked across
and noticed that...
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she was sweating...
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and all swollen, and l...
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l grabbed her...
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and splashed some water
on her face.
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-What happened?
-l didn't know.
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l was in a complete panic.
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l guess she'd been
bitten by some insect.
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But there was no doctor.
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The nearest hospital
was 40 miles away,
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and she was continuing
to swell up...
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Clara took her in her arms
and tried to breast-feed her...
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while l dialed the hospital.
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l finally got a doctor.
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He surmised
that there was a nest...
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of baby black widow spiders
in the mattress.
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He said they had to be babies,
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or else, with Zoe's body weight,
she'd be dead.
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He said l had to rush her
to the hospital.
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He said, ''Mr. Stephens,
there's a good chance...
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''that you won't get her here
before her throat closes.
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''lt's very important
that you keep her calm.''