My Grandbaby Was Scream Crying

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my grandbaby was scream-crying for water. what came out of the faucet was dirty brown.

We barely got through it. So I made a promise it would never happen again and this is the one thing that'll make sure of it.

Melanie Grace

I want to tell you what happened to me last spring. I still get a little shaky when I think about it.

It Started Like Any Other Week.

It was a normal week. My two little grandkids were staying with me while my daughter worked a few towns over. I watch them a lot.

It’s just me at my house now. So when they’re here, I’m the only grown-up they have.

Then a big storm rolled in.

The power went out that first night, but that didn’t scare me. I had candles, a flashlight, and plenty of snacks.

We made it fun. We told stories in the dark, and the kids loved it.

then the warning came through on my phone.

The next morning, my phone buzzed. It was a "boil water notice." The storm had flooded something at the water plant.

The message said do not drink the tap water. Don't even brush your teeth with it.

So I turned on the kitchen faucet to check. The water came out cloudy, then it came out thick, dirty, and brown.

My little grandson tugged on my sleeve and said, "Grandma, I'm thirsty."

And I didn’t know what to tell him.

i thought six bottles of water was plenty. it wasn’t.

I had a few bottles of water in the pantry. Maybe six. I always thought that was plenty. It wasn’t even close.

Two thirsty kids go through water fast, and you need water for more than just drinking.

You need it to make their food, to clean their little hands, to wipe their faces.

So I put them in the car and drove to the store.

The Water Aisle Was Completely Empty.

You already know what I found. Bare shelves. A man was carrying out the very last case before I even reached the back of the store.

I stood there feeling sick.

I’m the only one those babies had with them, and I couldn’t get them a simple, clean drink of water.

Something that’s usually extremely easy to get.

I thought, fine, I’ll just boil some. But my stove is electric… No power, no stove. My neighbor had a gas grill, but his propane tank was empty.

And even if I could boil the water, how would I get all of that dirt and sediment out that was turning the water brown?

I once read you could use a few drops of bleach to clean water, but I didn’t have any, and even if I did, I didn’t feel ok giving my grandbabies bleach in water, even if it was a drop or two.

that night, i made myself a promise.

And luckily we made it through. My daughter got back that night with water, and the kids were okay, thank God.

But I didn’t sleep that night. I just sat up watching them breathe and praying nobody got sick.

The whole time, one thought kept circling in my head. I was the only one they had, and I wasn’t ready.

So I made a promise.

This would never happen to us again.

my old co-worker told me about a little straw called pureflow.

So I started looking around online, and here’s what nobody tells you.

Stacking up cases of bottled water isn’t the answer. It’s heavy, it takes up half the garage, it runs out fast, and if you ever have to leave your home in a hurry, you can’t carry it all.

I was talking to my old co-worker over the phone about the storm, and she actually told me about a little water filter straw called PureFlow.

She had already done all the homework. She told me I should get it, so I did.

here’s why i’ll always have one.

Let me tell you why I love this little thing.

It’s tiny. It weighs about as much as a couple of quarters, and it fits right in the palm of my hand.

I can drop one in my purse and forget it’s even there.

You don’t need power. You don’t need batteries. You don’t need to boil anything or wait around.

You just put one end in the water and sip from the other end, just like a straw, and that’s it, clean water comes out.

It filters out 99.99% of the bad stuff in dirty water.

The bacteria and the tiny bugs that make you sick (the kind with names like E. coli and Giardia). It even catches little bits of plastic.

It filters all the way down to 0.01 microns, which the company says is about 10 times finer than a lot of other straws out there.

And here’s the part I love most.

One little straw can filter up to 1,800 gallons of water. That’s years of clean water, and it never expires.

I can tuck one in a bag today, and it’ll work just the same ten years from now. No checking dates. No swapping it out.

I just know it’s there.

i want to be honest with you, the way they were honest with me.

This straw is made for filtering out bacteria, parasites, dirt, sediment, and bits of plastic. It does not take out viruses, chemicals, or things like lead.

They say that right on their website, plain as day.

As a matter of fact, none of the straws you can buy from other companies do this either; they just don’t mention it.

That’s actually what made me trust PureFlow.

They’re not promising you the moon. For most stormwater, floodwater, or dirty tap water, this is exactly what a family needs.

And if you ever want even more protection, they tell you to also keep some purifying tablets on hand.

I liked that they told me the truth.

i wasn’t the only person who felt this way.

They’ve sold over 37,000 of these little straws, and they have more than 4,500 reviews.

When I sat and read through them, so many were from moms and grandmas just like me. People who got caught off guard once and swore never again.

So I didn't just buy only one.

Once I had mine, I went a little crazy, and I’m glad I did.

I got one for each of my grandkids. They each carry their own in their little backpacks now.

I put one in my car, one in my purse, one by the back door, and one in my daughter's diaper bag.

Then I bought a few more and gave them to both my girls and to my sister. It was the easiest gift I’ve ever given.

Everyone knew exactly why I was handing it to them, and everyone was glad to have it.

one simple decision, and my whole family is covered.

I’ll tell you what changed the most for me. I stopped lying awake, running through all the what-ifs.

I made one simple decision, and now my whole family is covered. When the next storm comes, and you and I both know it will, I’m not going to be standing in an empty store aisle again with two scared kids.

I’m going to be the one who was ready.

That feeling is worth far more than what these cost.

they’re on sale right now, but these sell out fast.

I checked this morning, and they’re running a sale. With how fast these sell out and the way the weather has been lately, I wouldn’t wait.

Thousands of families are already prepared for the next emergency. Please don’t let yours be the ones unprepared.

If you would like to look at it for yourself (and I really hope you do), tap the button below and make sure to get one for everyone you love.

I promise you, you’ll be so glad you did.

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PS. My grandson now calls his the "magic straw." He shows it to everyone who comes over. I hope with all my heart he never has to use it for real. But I sleep just fine now, knowing he has it.

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