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The Dr. Laura Podcast

I Couldn't Save My Grandfather

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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I Couldn't Save My Grandfather - 14-year-old Jake is traumatized since unsuccessfully performing CPR on his grandfather, and now he doesn't want to visit his grandma at her house anymore. - Dr. Laura: "Learning to move past what is painful and uncomfortable is an important part of life." - How do you move past your uncomfortable feelings? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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Hi Dr. Laura. Hi Jay, how old are you? 14. And what's happening?

1:07.4

So recently my grandfather passed away two weeks ago. And the morning that he went,

1:18.8

it was me, him, and my grandmother, were the only people at the house. And my grandmother called

1:31.3

me downstairs that night. And I had the DCPR and my grandfather. And I feel like now that is,

1:40.0

I don't know how trauma feels like, but if I had to guess, it would kind of feel like

1:44.8

what is happening. And I think I'm kind of scared to go to my grandmother's house now. And I don't

1:51.0

know why. Well, don't say you don't know why. You totally know why. You just told me why.

2:00.4

You're right. Your grandfather died under your hands. Or before.

2:09.6

Was he deceased when you started CPR?

2:11.7

Um, what was the question? Was he dead before you started CPR? Was he already dead?

2:26.2

So he died while you were, and he died while they were working with him. So I was not in the room.

2:34.3

If I could interject, he kept him alive. But there was nothing that he had a faint pulse

2:43.6

by the time the paramedics got there. And he was being coached by the non-1-1 person waiting.

2:49.1

While they were waiting. Okay. Thanks, mom. Okay, Jake. Yes, you're traumatized.

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