by Cassie McGovern Six years ago, our life as a family of five with three beautiful girls took a tragic, life-altering turn. When our 19 month-old baby girl fell into our swimming pool, we became a statistic. Now we belong to a club that nobody wants to be a part of – we are parents …
By Cassie McGovern April is both Drowning Prevention and Autism Awareness Month. This is not a coincidence, as April tends to be the start of swim season and children with Autism tend to gravitate towards water without realizing that it can harm them. Drowning is the Number 1 cause of death for children under the …
By Cassie McGovern After the drowning death of our beautiful 19-month-old daughter, Edna Mae, Shannon and I founded McGovern Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Em’s Place. We immediately knew we had to do something and have something positive come from this nightmare. We are fully committed to raising awareness and helping families avoid such tragedies. In the past …
By Cassie McGovern My husband, Shannon, and I were home with our three beautiful daughters when our 19month old found her way to our back yard pool and drowned. We had a pool fence and gate so we thought we were protected and had plenty of time for her to learn to swim since she …
