Hero Mom saves baby by jumping out of window with him

[Tsiyu]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hero-mom-he-mattered-way-more-than-i-did/

HAVERHILL, Mass. - Lying in her hospital bed, Christina Simoes knows she may never walk again, but she says she's thankful she and her toddler son are alive after she jumped from a burning building with him in her arms.

When fire broke out Wednesday in their apartment complex, Simoes, 23, realized there was only one way to save her 18-month-old son, Cameron.

"I grabbed my son and I held him as tight as I could to my chest and I gave him a kiss and a hug, and I told him I loved him and I jumped out the window," Simoes told CBS Boston Sunday from her hospital bed.

"I didn't think about it. All I was thinking about was getting him out of there. He mattered way more than I did," she said


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[heaven05]

1. that's a mom!!!!!!!!!

May she get well soon.

[Tsiyu]

3. Indeed

I hope she recovers fully.

She is a true hero, even if she doesn't think she is one

[Arugula Latte]

2. Most parents know that feeling, but few of us have to act on it.

When my first baby was born and they put him on my stomach I thought: "Who is this baby?" A few days later I picked him up in the middle of the night when he was crying and realized I would happily throw myself in front of a bus for him. The flood of love is overwhelming.

[Tsiyu]

4. it's crazy that protective instinct

It's like, "Oh, HELL, No!" just imagining anyone or anything harming your babe.

This mom was put to the test and she kept that little one alive through courage, quick thinking and self-sacrifice.

"The flood of love is overwhelming" describes parenthood to a tee.