For many children, the start of grade three is a time of excitement. A bigger playground, new privileges, and a sense of growing up make it a milestone to remember. For Dutch singer Emma Kok, this moment came on August 29, 2014. She recalls the thrill of finally being allowed onto the “big playground” at her elementary school. It had everything a child could want—open space, new friends, and a towering climbing frame that seemed like a gateway to adventure.
Emma was small for her age, but that never stopped her from wanting to join in. On one Friday afternoon, just days into the school year, she decided to climb. With the help of a friend who tried to lift her, everything seemed playful and fun—until, in an instant, it wasn’t.
A Sudden Accident
Emma fell, but what happened next went beyond an ordinary childhood scrape.
As she landed, her PEG tube, a feeding tube surgically placed into her stomach, was pulled out of her body. She remembers lifting her sweater, only to be struck with the terrifying sight of the tube dangling from her belly.
It wasn’t just the physical shock—it was the fear of the unknown. Up until that day, Emma had only seen her tube changed under anesthesia. Now she was face-to-face with a part of her medical reality she had never witnessed before.
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