When The Unthinkable Happens

A true story of Life and Death and Survival. In December of 1997, my two youngest children were killed deliberately by their own father in South Africa. They died along with their father from carbon monoxide poisoning. I was left, along with my 14 year old surviving daughter. This is a deeply personal story but one which I felt compelled to share. It focuses on this tragic incident, how it affected my life and how I dealt with the overwhelming grief and guilt I had to endure. It was with a deep faith in God that my daughter and I were able live on and begin a new life for ourselves in the United States. Anyone who has known someone or had to cope with surviving your children should read this.

When the Unthinkable happens to an Assistant Principal is a self help book that will benefit any person that is on the path to becoming an Assistant Principal or already in the position. After many years of successful teaching and many years of education on the pursuit to becoming a successful leader, there are pitfalls that individuals should be made aware of. This book will provide insight that individuals should know well in advance before considering the role of an Assistant Principal. Learn that if you are made to feel like a failure... Success is still within reach! Learn from someone that has seen the darkest side of an Assistant Principal.

This book is designed to increase the mindset of the reader in reference to active shooter situations. It addresses various causes, prevention measures, tactics and improvised trauma care. There are numerous color illustrations.

Discover how human beings react to danger–and what makes the difference between life and death Today, nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we be heroes or victims? In her quest to answer these questions, award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley traces human responses to some of recent history’s epic disasters, from the explosion of the Mont Blanc munitions ship in 1917–one of the biggest explosions before the invention of the atomic bomb–to the journeys of the 15,000 people who found their way out of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. To understand the science behind the stories, Ripley turns to leading brain scientists, trauma psychologists, and other disaster experts. She even has her own brain examined by military researchers and experiences, through realistic simulations, what it might be like to survive a plane crash into the ocean or to escape a raging fire. Ripley comes back with precious wisdom about the surprising humanity of crowds, the elegance of the brain’s fear circuits, and the stunning inadequacy of many of our evolutionary responses. Most unexpectedly, she discovers the brain’s ability to do much, much better–with just a little help.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I imagined a nightmare scenario where early one morning, my phone would buzz me awake and I would fumble for it in the dark. A staffer on the other end would inform me that there had been a horrible massacre at a Jewish site somewhere in Europe. #2 The shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh was the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history. It was a devastating reminder of the Jewish people’s inherent vulnerability. #3 As I stood in front of the Tree of Life synagogue, I thought about the European Jewish community, which was experiencing the same kind of hate that America’s Jews were. Would we have to fortify our schools, markets, and places of worship. #4 The attack in Pittsburgh demonstrated that Jewish sites could be attacked in America, something that seemed inconceivable just a few years prior. If Jews weren’t safe, then no marginalized or hated group would be safe.