Breastfeeding And Smarts Saved Kim’s Kids
UPDATE: James Kim’s Body Was Found Earlier Today
Kati Kim has emerged a hero after keeping her wits about her and bringing her two young children to safety after their 10 day ordeal snowed in their car.
They ran the heater in their station wagon until the car was out of gas, then burned all the tires in a desperate attempt to keep warm. When the food ran out, Kati Kim breastfed her two young daughters to keep them alive.
Another tip here if you are ever in a situation like this. If you are no longer breastfeeding, allowing your children to drink small amounts of your blood (from a pricked finger) can sustain them similarly. I once read about a lady who kept her toddler alive more than a week this way when they were both buried in the rubble.
Kati’s husband, cNet blogger James Kim, has not yet been found. He left on foot on day 8 because he feared for their safety if help didn’t come soon. We can only hope he’s found safe and sound soon. While we rejoice at the safe homecoming of the pretty Mrs. Kim and her adorable daughters, our heart goes out to the family as they anguish over their son, husband and daddy.
I’ve been following this story for days and really really hope he is brought home safely to his family.
Me too, most of my coverage has been on sleepyblogger but when I saw how she’d kept those girls alive, I had to post it here.
I feared the worst when I first heard about it on Sunday, and was ecstatic when they were found. I surely hope they can find James and that he’s ok.
James Kim’s body has been located:
http://sleepyblogger.com/?p=477
I certainly can understand why he left. After a week, I’m sure things looked pretty bad for his family. This is heartbreaking.