A guy I work with had a 2 year old daughter. He and his wife were at work a few days ago when she came down with a fever. The babysitter gave her Tylenol - exactly the right way. No one knew it but she had some heart illness - I don't know all the details of exactly what it was. But the Tylenol interacted and she stopped breathing. She was brain dead before my co-worker even got home to her. Yesterday, she was taken off of life support and died.
It's just so random and so so sad. That shouldn't happen to a 2 year old. I'm devastated for my co-worker and his wife. I can't even imagine the shock of just going to work and then hearing that news. It's every parents worst nightmare. And right before Christmas? They probably had her presents all wrapped and ready to go- can you imagine the heartbreak when they take them out of the closet and know she'll never get to open them? The holiday season is ruined for them forever. Ok- I have to stop- I'm just in tears over it.
Hug your LO's really tight tonight. I haven't let go of mine since I heard what happened her her.
Re: So sad and devastated
My heart goes out to those parents (and the babysitter - she must feel awful even though she didn't do anything wrong). Especially so close to the holidays, that's just terrible. No one should have to lose a child.
DD1, Kathleen 9/15/2007
Not a heart defect. It was an illness that apparently affected the heart - like a virus or bacteria or something. It only manifested itself with a fever so the parents had no idea anything was wrong with her heart. I don't know if it could have been avoided- I mean what pediatrician tests for heart viruses when a child has a slight fever? It was just a freaky rare thing but all of our worst nightmares.
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That is so tragic and heartbreaking. Right before the holidays definitely makes the loss even harder, I know. I am in tears for that poor family -- and the babysitter too. I would be absolutely devastated.