A mother is raising awareness about a safety risk after her one-year-old son was involved in an accident with a common household item.
Lindsay Dewey, a mother from Idaho, shared the heartbreaking news about her 22-month-old son Reed’s passing on Instagram.
Just days earlier, she had reached out to her followers for prayers, saying, “Reed has been in a serious accident, and we need a miracle. Please, join us in praying for him and for strength in the days ahead.”
Sadly, Reed didn’t recover from the incident, and now Dewey is using her platform to highlight the importance of home safety.
After the tragic news, many followers expressed their support and shared their thoughts.
One person wrote: “This is such an eye-opening experience. I never thought this could happen in my own home with my children.”
Another shared: “I’m a pediatrician and heard about your story. Thank you for sharing it. Raising awareness after safety accidents is so important.”
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), tip-over accidents typically happen when children climb on, fall against, or pull themselves up on furniture. The CPSC reports that a significant percentage of these incidents involve falling televisions and furniture.
Dewey shared that she and her husband take several steps to ensure their home is safe, such as installing child locks on windows, doors, and gates, as well as securing furniture with anchors.
“We’ve been very proactive in making sure our home is safe in the year we’ve lived here,” Dewey explained.
She recalled the moments leading up to the accident in a series of Instagram Stories.
“The last time I saw Reed, he was happily playing by himself near the kitchen with Magna-Tiles,” Dewey remembered. “I thought it was so sweet how content he was to play on his own. That’s the last memory I have of him.”
Dewey mentioned that she had never heard her son playing near a large mirror in their home, which was leaning against the wall.
Soon after, she heard a loud noise and discovered that the mirror had fallen, with Reed underneath it.
“When I checked on him, he was lying there, eyes open but not crying. I thought he might just be in shock,” Dewey wrote.
However, she quickly realized that something was wrong when Reed’s behavior seemed different.
Dewey noticed a green suction bowl on the mirror and believed that Reed had stuck it there. When he tried to remove it, the mirror fell on him.
“The mirror str:uck his head in such a way that it caused a serious injury,” Dewey explained, leading to a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Dewey feels it’s important to share Reed’s story to help prevent similar accidents.
“It’s really been weighing on me because I believe parents with young children and mirrors in their homes need to be aware of this,” she said. “As heartbreaking as it is to share Reed’s story, I hope it helps others avoid a similar tragedy.”
Source: igvofficial.com