Today, the AWESOME is in Florida. A Florida mother is recovering and counting her blessings after a terrifying crash sent her car into a canal—an accident that could have ended very differently if not for a stranger who refused to keep driving. Shyeniqua Wilkins was behind the wheel on February 8 when she suffered a seizure, causing her car to veer off the road and plunge into the water. Her three children were in the vehicle with her. With Wilkins unconscious, her 8-year-old daughter did everything she could to protect her younger siblings, holding them above water and screaming for help. That help came from Casey Curtis, a driver who had been on the same road. He saw the crash happen in his rearview mirror and immediately turned around. Curtis jumped into the canal, helped the three children out of the vehicle and onto dry land, then went back to assist Wilkins, holding her head above water until first responders arrived. Shyeniqua says she stopped going to church a while ago, but now recognizes this as not only a second chance at life for herself and her kids, but also a chance to rebuild her relationship with God, and THAT’S AWESOME.



