{"id":1836,"date":"2013-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.224.237.165\/index.php\/2019\/02\/25\/tragedy-area-student-finishes-her-drink-before-the-rest-of-her-meal\/"},"modified":"2019-02-26T04:58:40","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T21:58:40","slug":"tragedy-area-student-finishes-her-drink-before-the-rest-of-her-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/16\/tragedy-area-student-finishes-her-drink-before-the-rest-of-her-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy! Area Student Finishes Her Drink Before the Rest of Her Meal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Nik Varley<\/a><\/h6>\n
April 26, 2016<\/h6>\n

In an event that can only be described as a tragedy, area student Sarah McDowell finished her drink while she was only halfway through her meal. <\/delete> The drink, a medium sized Pepsi, was entirely depleted before McDowell had even touched the second half of her Italian sub. <\/delete>McDowell, who was treated for shock shortly after the incident, has come forward to share here story with t<\/insert>T<\/delete>he Dealer<\/i> in the hopes that she can help others who have endured similar traumas. <\/p>\n

\t\u201cWhen I first realized what was happening, I couldn\u2019t even accept it,<\/insert>\u201d said McDowell. <\/delete> \u201cI kept sucking on the straw, hoping that more Pepsi would come through, but all I got was melted ice and that awful gurgling sound. <\/delete>When I took the lid off the drink and just <\/delete>saw and<\/delete> empty cup, I knew that it was all over.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIt was at this point that Sarah<\/delete>McDowell<\/insert> began exhibiting shock symptoms, and and <\/delete>entered a hysterical state. <\/delete> Although her dining companions rushed to comfort her, there was little they could do to ease her discomfort.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt was the kind of thing that you never think will happen to you,<\/insert>.<\/delete>\u201d Recalls <\/delete>Said<\/delete>recalled<\/insert> <\/insert>Sarah<\/delete>McDowell<\/insert>. <\/delete> \u201cI had this image of the future in my head where I would take a bite of the sub and take a sip of soda to cut the dryness. <\/delete> I never even considered that my future could be snatched away from me until it was. <\/delete>All I could do then <\/delete>was try to pick up the pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tDespite the difficulty of her situation, Sarah<\/delete>McDowell<\/insert> was able to push past her anguish. <\/delete>In a move that many have called heroic, Sarah<\/delete>McDowell<\/insert>, even in her hysterical state, finished the second half of her Italian sub without the aid of a drink. <\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt was a horrible experience, if I\u2019m being honest. <\/delete> But I knew that it was the right thing to do,<\/insert>.<\/delete>\u201d s<\/insert> S<\/delete>aid McDowell. <\/delete>\u201cAs I took bite after bite of dry sandwich, I knew this was the consequence of drinking my soda too fast. <\/delete> I kept looking around for people to blame, but it was no one\u2019s fault but mine. <\/delete>I had to take responsibility and finish the sandwich.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tMcDowell is currently setting up a non-profit organization designed to educate the public on proper drink portions. <\/delete> Sarah<\/delete>She<\/insert> describes her personal mission as \u201cto make sure that no one has to go through the same ordeal that I did.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Nik Varley April 26, 2016 In an event that can only be described as a tragedy, area student Sarah McDowell finished her drink while she was only halfway through her meal. The drink, a medium sized Pepsi, was entirely depleted before McDowell had even touched the second half of her Italian sub. McDowell, who was treated for shock shortly after the incident, has come forward to share here story with tThe Dealer in the hopes that she can help others who have endured similar traumas. \u201cWhen I first realized what was happening, I couldn\u2019t even accept it,\u201d said McDowell. \u201cI kept sucking on the straw, hoping that more Pepsi would come through, but all I got was melted ice and that awful gurgling sound. When I took the lid off the drink and just saw and empty cup, I knew that it was all over.\u201d It was at this point that SarahMcDowell began exhibiting shock symptoms, and and entered a hysterical state. Although her dining companions rushed to comfort her, there was little they could do to ease her discomfort. \u201cIt was the kind of thing that you never think will happen to you,.\u201d Recalls Saidrecalled SarahMcDowell. \u201cI had this image of the future in my head where I would take a bite of the sub and take a sip of soda to cut the dryness. I never even considered that my future could be snatched away from me until it was. All I could do then was try to pick up the pieces.\u201d Despite the difficulty of her situation, SarahMcDowell was able to push past her anguish. In a move that many have called heroic, SarahMcDowell, even in her hysterical state, finished the second half of her Italian sub without the aid of a drink. \u201cIt was a horrible experience, if I\u2019m being honest. But I knew that it was the right thing to do,.\u201d s Said McDowell. \u201cAs I took bite after bite of dry sandwich, I knew this was the consequence of drinking my soda too fast. I kept looking around for people to blame, but it was no one\u2019s fault but mine. I had to take responsibility and finish the sandwich.\u201d McDowell is currently setting up a non-profit organization designed to educate the public on proper drink portions. SarahShe describes her personal mission as \u201cto make sure that no one has to go through the same ordeal that I did.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-komono"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1836"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2869,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836\/revisions\/2869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}