{"id":60327,"date":"2025-05-22T01:24:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T01:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=60327"},"modified":"2025-05-22T01:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T01:24:22","slug":"moms-tragic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=60327","title":{"rendered":"Mom\u2019s tragic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-468-816x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-468-816x1024.png 816w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-468-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-468-768x964.png 768w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-468.png 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mother of 8-year-old Joshua Dunbar, who tragically died at his birthday party, is urgently warning parents to avoid helium balloons\u2014the common decoration that caused her son\u2019s death. Joshua, full of life and dreams, had just celebrated his birthday surrounded by laughter and balloons. But hours later, he was found unresponsive in his room with a large helium balloon over his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite desperate efforts, Joshua could not be saved. The coroner confirmed his death was due to asphyxia caused by helium displacing the oxygen he needed to breathe. Though helium is non-toxic, it can suffocate by preventing oxygen intake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joshua\u2019s mother, Carly, described the trauma as \u201cone of the most tragic accidents.\u201d Grieving deeply, she pleaded on social media for parents to \u201cstick with air-filled balloons\u201d and avoid helium balloons entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her message is clear: the heartbreak of losing a child is unbearable, and if her story prevents even one death, it will be worth it. She urges families to rethink party decorations and prioritize safety over fleeting aesthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=60243\">also read&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mother of 8-year-old Joshua Dunbar, who tragically died at his birthday party, is urgently warning parents to avoid helium balloons\u2014the common decoration that caused her son\u2019s&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60327"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60327"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60329,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60327\/revisions\/60329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}