Spray Candy

I have a more "profound" post that has been rattling around in my head this past week-ish. But with dinner in the oven/on the stove, I don't know that I have enough time for expressing these thoughts.

So............. here is my warning about spray candy. Braden loves the stuff! He's been getting it occasionally for years. Specifically, the Warheads Sour Spray. You can get it in the check-out lanes at most superstores.

Anyway, the mother of the little girl that I watch a few days a week called me Monday morning. Her daughter would not be coming because she had the day off in order to take her 6 yr. old to an eye specialist in Lima.
They were shopping at Wal-Mart on Sunday and her older daughter asked for the spray while they were checking out. It was labeled "ages 4+" so her mother said ok. Before they left the store, the little girl had it opened and was trying to spray it into her mouth.

They're not sure what happened, but the child screamed and mom turned to see the spray everywhere. Her hair. Her face. All over the floor. She said it looked like it just exploded. Mom ran the girl to the bathroom to rinse her eye/face. That didn't work because they have the faucets that only come on when your hand is underneath it. She then rushes her to Customer Service. They had an eye flush in the first aid kit. They rinsed her eye. She was still in pain. Her mom ended up bringing her to the ER.

The candy had stuck to her eyeball and scratched it! They had to pull/pick it off!

They referred her to a specialist who saw her on Monday afternoon. They prescribed some drops and think it will heal without causing any damage. Her mom said her eye was swollen shut on Monday.

SHOULD YOU EVER BUY THIS FOR YOUR CHILD(REN), YOU MAY WANT TO MAKE SURE IT PUMPS OK BEFORE LETTING THEM HAVE IT!
(Braden had actually received one at church on Sunday as a prize for bringing a friend!)