148: mother saves her seven children

Do you remember the story of the baby in Germany, thrown (safely) from a fourth-floor window to escape a fire (post 117 on this blog)? Imagine a mother doing that for all her children... Canadian newspaper, The Gazette, reported today on the heroism of single mother of seven Marjorie Jean-Baptiste, who did just that. Jean-Baptiste, who lives in Montreal, discovered a fire raging on the lower floors of her townhouse and escaped with six of her children to the second floor. As the fire spread, she decided to drop each of her children into the piles of snow below - an act that almost certainly saved their lives. She wouldn't jump herself, however, until she knew her remaining child was safe. In fact, her 4-year-old daughter had walked from the building by herself - though she was badly burnt in the process. The mother and all seven children are now recovering.