It's been 11 years since a tragic playground accident almost took Olivia Stevens' life.

It was the second day of Mother's Day Out at St. John's  Episcopal Church for the 2-year-old. And as she slid down the slide, a rotten tree limb fell and pinned her down - just as it crushed two cars in the nearby parking lot.

"You worry about your kids a lot, but you don't worry about your kid going to a playground on a beautiful day," Angela Stevens, Olivia's mother, said.

The tree caused multiple injuries for her, causing a broken femur, punctured lung, broken collar bone and gash on her head. Local television stations and the Commercial Appeal covered Olivia's story by running a photo of an EMT pulling Olivia out from under the tree.

As Olivia was rushed to Le Bonheur, where she stayed for about a week. She spent the next 7-8 weeks recovering at home. The community's outpouring of love and support comforted the Stevenses family as Olivia began to heal.

"Everyone in town knew about Olivia. People we didn't know left gifts anonymously at the front desk of the hospital," Angela said.

Those gifts were shared with other patients. One gift in particular left an impression on Angela. A mom and two young children asked to bring Olivia a gift. The Stevenses didn't know the woman and children, but they seemed sincere. The children presented Olivia with a baby doll in a pink dress, which she hung on to immediately.  "I always felt bad because I didn't get their names and I wasn't able to tell them how much it meant to her," Angela said.

Olivia's best friend then and now, Rachel Chu  (left) came to visit her in the hospital. Rachel climbed up in the hospital bed and together the girls watched a Barney video.

Olivia rebounded quickly following her accident. Angela says at first, when Olivia felt the wind blow, she would say, "tree fall on me."

After consulting a child psychologist, Angela took Olivia to St. John's to show her that the tree  was gone. That day, Olivia joined the class for a photo. She was in a body cast and sitting in a wheelchair. She was never afraid to go back to school, and her fears of trees disappeared when the cast was removed.

While Olivia doesn't remember much about the accident, she knows how devastating it could have been, Angela said. "For a long time, the accident made us understand that the little things are really little," she said.

Olivia is now 13 years old and a student at St. Mary's Episcopal School.

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