Washington Drama: How to save a life

Just recently, an innocent life was saved in the state of Washington. Local vet, Kristin Kirkby just went through what might have been the saddest surgery of her life. A 4-year-old German Pointer dog named Abbey was stabbed with a stick while playing catch. And the stick didn’t just go anywhere, it went right through her heart and it was 4 inches deep. Adam Becker (owner) said that he had heard a strange sound and ran over to see what was happening. “She just started crying” is what he said about the dog when he saw her. “I went over there and saw a hole in her chest, about 4 inches” Kristin Kirkby (vet) had said that if they just pulled it out with no medical help, the dog would have died instantly. She later explained that the stick had punctured the dog’s heart in 2 places. “My heart had never beat so fast in surgery as it had in that one” says Kristin. The surgeon had to stitch up her heart as an assistant carefully pulled out the stick. The dog is now almost fully recovered and takes medication daily.

Abbey after her surgery

First Settlers

The first settlers of Washington State were originally Native Americans. They lived in various groups in an area west of the cascades. Their diet consisted of deer, salmon, and clams. In 1775 Spaniards came to Washington and declared it Spanish. In 1883 a railroad brought many more people to the state, which caused Washington to become an official state on November 11th 1889, and it was the 42nd state.

Washington national park where Native Americans used to live.

Native Americans and citizen of Washington.

Fun Facts

1. Washington is the only state to be named after an American president.
2. Seattle is home to the first revolving restaurant, 1961
3. Microsoft Corporation is located in Redmond.
4. The oldest working gas station in the US is located in Zillah.
5. Starbucks was founded in Seattle.
6. The state capital is Olympia, and the largest city is Seattle.
7. Residents are called "Washingtonians"
8. The game "Pictionary" was invented in Washington.
9. Washington has 16 airports.
10. Bill Gates lives in Medina.

Why Washington?

I chose to do my blog about Washington state because it is well known and therefor it will be easier to find my information. Also, it was one of the only interesting states left because my classmates took the other interesting ones.