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10-Year-Old SC Girl Saves Mother's Life After Having Seizure

CHARLOTTE, NC -- A 10-year-old girl from Rock Hill is being called a hero after she saved her mother's life by calling 911.
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CHARLOTTE, NC -- A 10-year-old girl from Rock Hill is being called a hero after she saved her mother’s life by calling 911.

Tammy Massey-Hart has had seizures before so she made a point to speak with her 10-year-old daughter Zhailah about calling 911 for emergencies.

So when Tammy had a bad seizure in August, falling in the shower and slamming her head against the toilet, Zhailah knew exactly what to do.

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“I just saw her laying there and I thought she passed out or she was dead,” Zhailah recalled. “She fell and the curtain was on top of her.”

Zhailah had her 5-year-old niece call 911 and then took the phone to guide EMS to their Rock Hill home.

“The only thing I remember is waking up in the ambulance,” Tammy said.

“This was a matter of life or death," Tammy said. "I was proud, I was very proud.”

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York County officials have now honored Zhailah with a “911 hero” award.

“I feel excited and famous,” the fifth-grader said with a laugh.

Proof that heroes can come in many forms.

“Both of them are my blessings from the Lord right here,” Tammy said. “My blessings from the Lord.”

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