Kim: I know it hurts, honey. I'm right here. But remember the last time you went boom in the yard? And you stopped the bleeding before just like you're stopping it right now. You can help me by holding it tight like this. Can you be my nurse? Like on TV?
Sandra: Uh-huh.
Kim: Look (she lifts the bandage just enough) even as we're sitting here, it's already starting to heal so we can start back home.
Mental survival--regardless of your age or where you are, whether that's in the extremes of battle or in their own backyard--is often a matter of recalling or being made aware of the resources one already has. As Lt. Costello learned the hard way, the mind is the greatest weapon of all.
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