3 year old Toddler Calls 911 And Saves Her Mom’s Life In A Miraculously Way

three year old toddler calls 911 and saves her mom's life in a miraculous way [Music] [Applause] [Music] Dorothy Craig is just three years old but she was given a serious responsibility by her mother Miranda Miranda suffers from narcolepsy a sleep disorder that affects one in every 2,500 people Miranda taught her daughter how to call 911 if there was ever an emergency that's exactly what happened on two occasions for the Liberty County Texas family Cleveland is an East Texas town of just under eight thousand people the area's in the Houston The Woodlands Sugarland metropolitan area but it has its own dedicated County Sheriff and dispatcher teams on the day happened Miranda was lying on the floor and her kids couldn't wake her up Dorothy took one look at her mother and assumed she was under a spell stocked quickly and called 9-1-1 thankfully she knew how to use the cell phone Liberty County dispatcher Lela Hawley also deserves recognition for how she handled Dorothy's call although the girl couldn't communicate exactly what was wrong how I knew the girl kept saying mama mama that was enough for holly to dispatch the police there was just one problem police had the neighborhood right but they weren't sure which house the family called from officers went door-to-door for 30 minutes searching for the family finally they found the right ones police said that when they arrived at the house Dorothy's two-year-old brother was sitting in a sink full of water taking a bath while their five month old sister was strapped in a car seat on the floor obviously Michelle had fallen asleep during a critical time for the children when she was really little I taught her how to call 9-1-1 and she's done it twice for me now and she's my little she's my little hero Miranda explained to the local news her story immediately caught on with viewers who were impressed with her heroism the first time Miranda fell asleep suddenly without other adult supervision Dorothy was just one year old she immediately called for help her experience illustrates that it's never too young for kids to learn what to do in the event of an emergency the local news reported that Miranda had not taken her medication there was no reason given for why she didn't take the medication deputies say the situation would have gone from dangerous to tragic if Dorothy had not quickly assessed the situation as Dorothy recalls that her mom was under a spell you wouldn't wake up from the spell Dorothy explained and the cops broke the spell just like snow white narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that affects the brain's ability to control sleep-wake cycles people with narcolepsy struggle to fall asleep and stay awake for uninterrupted periods some people unwillingly fall asleep during daily activities like Miranda did in this instance I'm so proud of her Craig said of Dorothy who was beaming with pride she's a good kid local law enforcement the dispatcher and mom all agree that Dorothy is a worthy hero they also lurch all parents to talk to their kids about how to call 911