preventable tragedies

6-month-old boy dies in hot car after parent forgot to drop him off at day care: Sheriff

I can’t even begin to fathom the gut-wrenching pain and unimaginable guilt that the parents of the 6-month-old boy who tragically died in a hot car must be feeling. The sheer horror of realizing that your precious child was in the back seat all along, lifeless and suffering, is a nightmare scenario that no parent should ever have to endure. The fact that this heart-wrenching incident is not an isolated one, with 1,100 kids losing their lives in hot cars since 1990, is absolutely devastating and highlights the urgent need for preventive measures to be taken.

Reading about such tragedies always leaves me feeling a mix of intense sadness and overwhelming empathy for the families involved.… Continue reading