A nurse-mom’s split-second decision: drive to the hospital or perform CPR? From left, Jennifer Gibb, DO; Marissa Kelleher, RN; Jack and Maria Carlin; Jenna Ciaccio, RN; and Lee Smith, MD. Photo courtesy of Northwell Health A mother’s choice saved her son’s life and led to his miraculous recovery. Maria Carlin was rushing her four-year-old son, Jack, to the hospital around midnight on July 27, 2025, when he stopped breathing and slumped over in his car seat.