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Short Awarded the Lifesaver Award

From left to right in the picture, Jeff Bont-from AAA who are sponsors of the Lifesaver program, Fred Arflack-Training Officer for MECC, Diane Simmerly-CCW for MECC, Larry Rowley-Warden for MECC, Brenda Short-Asst. Warden/Recipient, Dale Glass-Deputy Warden for MECC, Vivian Luce-Chair of the St. Louis area Chapter Board of Directors.
Lifesaver Award Ceremony
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Missouri Eastern Correctional Center (MECC) Assistant Warden Brenda Short has been awarded the Lifesaver Award by the American Red Cross for her actions in saving the life of her granddaughter.

Short told the Horizon the incident happened at Pasta House in Farmington, after she and her granddaughter Cally had finished their meal. Cally asked if she could have a mint from a bowl next to the cash register. When she placed it in her mouth, it became lodged in her throat.

"She grabbed me by the arm and as soon as I saw her face, I knew she was choking," Short said. "I then got behind her and started applying abdominal thrusts. After about three times, the mint flew across the room."

For Grandparents Day last year, Cally made Ms. Short a card with her own Lifesaver Award. At Christmas, Cally gave her grandmother a gold star that she had engraved, "2007 Year of the Peppermint."