Pam's School of Swim

It is with sadness that we are closing Pams SOS. We are moving into our next season of life and will no longer be teaching swim lessons. We will still have our Lifeguard for hire business, and I am here to help you find another place to continue to train your family to be safe in the water🌊🛟 May your swim season be safe and full of fun! We’ll see you in pools around Phoenix this summer! Love Ms Pam

Swim season has come to an end for Pam’s SOS and we just want to say a big thank you for all your continued support practicing swimming at home. Keep up the great work whenever your at a pool and continue to stay safe around water!💦🛟🏊🏼‍♀️

My name is Heaven, the education coordinator for Judah Brown Project. The reason I’ve dedicated myself to the education is because thats what could have saved my son, today three years ago his accident took place, followed by a very long painful experience in the hospital. Please let Bodhi’s story be the reason your child stays safe.

June 11, 2022.

The day I tried everything in me to save my baby boy, Bodhi. The day my soul broke in a way it will never heal. The day I died with him.

We were house-sitting. I thought we were safe. I thought we were in a childproof home. I thought I could finally breathe. But the animals were loud that night, and my kids weren’t used to it. Like any mama would, I let them crawl into bed with me for comfort. That would be the last time I’d ever hold my son while he was still alive.

Early that morning, I woke up to barking then silence. My bed was empty. Panic flooded my chest. I started screaming their names, running blindly until I saw it: the door wide open.
And in that instant, I knew.
I knew before I saw.
I knew before I screamed.
I knew before I jumped.

Audrey was standing at the edge of the pool. And Bodhi… my baby, my everything… was already under. I ran. I jumped in. I pulled him out. I called 911 while doing CPR.
Twenty-three minutes.
I gave him breath after breath, praying, screaming, begging God to take me instead. “Please just let him breathe. Let him live. Let this be a nightmare I can wake up from.”

When EMS arrived, they found a heartbeat.
For a split second, I believed we had a chance.
They stabilized him at HCA and then transferred him to the children’s hospital.

I remember the car ride like I’m still in it. My daughter in her car seat, sobbing. Me, driving and screaming at God. “Please save him. Please don’t take him. Please don’t let this be the end.”

But it was.
Because what should’ve been a safe home wasn’t. Because the pool wasn’t fenced.
Because no alarms went off.
Because of one door did not have the proper child proofing, a world of pain followed.

This could have been prevented.
Fencing the pool would have saved Bodhi’s life.
One lock. One alarm. One barrier.
He would still be here.

But instead, I’m left with silence where his laughter should be. I’m left with flashbacks and trauma and a heart that will never beat the same. I am not who I was. I never will be again.

Bodhi should be here. My baby should be alive.
And every day since that moment, I carry the weight of a loss that never had to happen.

Please—if you have a pool, fence it. If you think your home is safe, think again. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Because no mother should have to live like this. Because I shouldn’t have to say was when I talk about my son. Because I’m still screaming his name into the silence, hoping someone, somewhere hears me.

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If you haven’t had a chance to get your children swim lessons, it’s never too late! Reach out to our swim school at pamssos.com. We would love to help them become safe and confident in the water this summer 🛟💦🏊‍♂️

Even Sparky is helping out with keeping the party safe around water! 💦 🛟 Let us know how we can help you ! Call or register on our websote at the lifeguard for hire tab at pamssos.com.

Check out our lifeguard for Hire tab to help you out at your summer parties. Love to help you relax and host your party while our lifeguards take care of your pool area, and keep your guests safe 🛟💦

So very important for families to understand this!

This is why it’s so important to focus on skills with our Littles, and not just giving them access to pools via a flotation device. This is why it’s so important to teach them what their own bodies can and cannot do in the water, without the aid of devices. This is why we advocate against consistent flotation device use in pools with young children. A young child who is taught to float on their back has the potential ability to stay in that position for 5 minutes or more while waiting for help to come. If a young child who depends on flotation devices and does not know how to float on their back gets to water without the device, they have about 20 seconds before they submerge and start the drowning process. Most children are found within 5 minutes of going missing. I know which option I would choose, now that I know this information. I just wish I knew it before my child died.

Hello everyone!! The temperature outside is warming up just in time to heat our pools. With our pool heating up, Swim lessons will be getting started this weekend! Please send your forms in so we can get your children started in our swim lessons and be a part of helping keep them safe around the water 💦 🛟❤️