Lauren Silva said she doesn't feel like a hero, and wishes she could have done more.
But she says she's grateful that Aiden is physically OK, and that she was there to play a small role in caring for him in an unthinkable moment.
"When I first took him and he kept saying, 'Are my mom and dad OK?' I said, 'Everyone's OK.'"Is my momma and dadda coming back?' I said 'Yes, everyone's fine,'" Silva said."I had to parent him. I had to tell him it was fine when it wasn't fine." "I could feel my insides start to shake. I went behind their car and I could feel the beginning part of a panic attack. I was not holding Aiden. so I went behind the car. My hands started shaking, and I collected myself and I did what you're not supposed to do with a panic attack - and I did not feel it through," Silva said,"because I knew where it would go."
In her logical mind, Silva says she knows she did the right thing. But giving Aiden up felt like giving up control.
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