When it comes to a baby’s health and safety, parents can often seem hysterical to doctors who are sick of being challenged by emotional moms and dads, but one Australian couple is warning parents to not let a medical license intimidate them from listening to their intuition.
In 2013, Naomi and Grant Day originally called an ambulance for their six-month-old son Kyran, yet were forced to wait four hours as EMS workers insisted on having their lunch break. Once they finally arrived at the hospital, the Days hoped they’d finally get proper care for their sick little boy, who they knew was very sick.
Doctors initially diagnosed Kyran with gastroenteritis, which is often called the ‘stomach bug’ and causes vomiting, diarrhea, and loss of appetite, however, Naomi and Grant knew it was more serious than that.
They insisted doctors do more testing, but they refused to do anything for their son, who was quickly deteriorating. “The deterioration from the night before was horrific. I told my Mum… he’s severely dehydrated, he’s pale, they’re not doing anything,” Grant said.
30 hours later, doctors realized Kyran had an obstructed bowel. They rushed him to the Sydney Children’s Hospital, but it was too late. “He died from the mismanagement and the mistreatment, the treatment that didn’t happen,” Grant said.
Now, the couple is speaking out about the tragedy that took their innocent baby, and is trying to introduce ‘Kyran’s rule’ so that doctors finally take parents’ concerns seriously. “I just don’t want this to happen to any other child,” Naomi said.
Watch the entire video below to hear this devastated couple’s warning to all parents.
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Parents Share Devastating Warning After Baby Dies From Misdiagnosis is an article from: LifeDaily