Toddler Found With 50 Sewing Needles In His Body
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A 2-year-old Brazilian boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body and a doctor treating the boy said Wednesday they were apparently stuck there one by one.
Dr. Luiz Cesar Soltoski told The Associated Press that surgeons hope to remove most of the needles — some as long as 2 inches (5 centimeters)_ but because some are stuck in his lungs, they have to wait until the child’s breathing improves.
Some cannot be removed; they are too close to vital organs or actually inside them, Soltoski said.
The boy’s mother, a maid, brought him to a hospital in the small northeastern city of Ibotirama on Thursday, saying he was complaining of pain. Three days later, after X-rays revealed some of the needles, doctors had him shifted to a larger hospital in Barreiras.
The mother told police she doesn’t know how the needles got inside her son, but police have opened an investigation. The boy’s name was withheld because of his age.
The boy’s father, Gessivaldo Alves, told Brazil’s A Tarde newspaper that he believes his son could have been a victim of a black magic ritual. Alves said he visited the home where the boy was living with his mother and stepfather and found unspecified items that could be used for black magic, A Tarde reported.
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Comment by Heather on Dec 18 2009 05:08:34:
Don’t sweat it. I know it sounds odd when a kid calls a parent by their first name, but it is not a sign of disrespect. As you pointed out, you call your husband by is given name when you address him, so your son knows that that is his name and may even think that it is “grown up” to call him Kenny. My oldest did that with me for a while, and as much as it irked me I let it slide and he got over it in a few months. Possible ways to address it if letting it slide is too loathsome an idea…Call your husband daddy in form of your son, if you are addressing him as daddy then Logan may start too as well. Another option is to have you husband respond by calling Logan something other than his name which would highlight the issue without turning it into a battle of the wills. (e.g. “kenny, read me a story”…”Which one do you want me to read Mr. Wigglebritches?”)
Hope this helps…good luck