SID210SA
10-11-2006, 05:28 AM
I got this in my e-mail yesterday....just wanted to pass this along....
>> >>IF YOU KNOW ANYONE, ANYONE WITH CHILDREN....PLEASE PASS THIS
>> >>ALONG.. DO NOT KEEP TO YOURSELF!!!!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>MDonalds, Chuck E Cheese, Discovery Zone... Some of you might
>>not be parents, but you may have nieces, nephews, grandchildren or
>> >>friends with children. This will pertain to you too. As I read
>>the following, my heart sank. I urge each and every one of you to
>>pass this on to as many people as you can. I cannot stress how
>>important this is!
>> >>
>> >>This is very disturbing news. In addition to the following true
>> >>story...
>> >>One son lost his watch, and was very upset. We dug and dug in
>>those balls, trying to find the watch.
>> >>
>> >>Instead, we found vomit, food, feces, and other stuff I do not
>>want to discuss. I went to the manager and raised hell. Come to find
>> >>out, the ball pit is only cleaned out once a month. I have
>>doubts that it is even done that often. My kids will never play in
>>another ball pit. Now read this:
>> >>
>> >>PRETTY SCARY!!
>> >>
>> >>Hi. My name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived in
>> >>Midland,TN. On October 2nd, 1999 I took my only son to
>>McDonald's for his 3rd birthday.
>> >>
>> >>After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball pit.
>> >>When he started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, he
>> >>pointed to the back of his pull-up and simply said "Mommy, it
>> >>hurts." I couldn't find anything wrong with him at that time. I
>> >>bathed him when we got home, and it was at that point when I
>>found a welt on his left buttock. Upon investigating, it seemed as if
>> >>there was something like a splinter under the welt. I made an
>> >>appointment to see the doctor the next day, but soon
>> >>he started vomiting and shaking, then his eyes rolled back into
>>his head.
>> >>
>> >>From there, we went to the emergency room. He died later that
>> >>night. It turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of
>>a hypodermic needle that had broken off inside. The autopsy
>>revealed that Kevin had died from a heroine overdose. The next week, the
>> >>police removed the balls from the ball pit. There was rotten
>>food, several hypodermic needles: some full, some used; knives,
>> >>half-eaten candy, diapers, feces, and the stench of urine.
>> >>
>> >>If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where? You
>>can find the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10,1999 issue of
>> >>the Midland Chronicle.
>> >>
>> >>Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone
>>who loves and cares for children!
>> >>
>> >>Don't think it's just McDonald's either or that this is
>>something that just started. When my oldest son who is now 9 was small the
>> >>area Burger King closed their play area for awhile for
>>"remodeling" because in another town there had been an incident similar to
the
>> >>one described above that happen @ a Burger King.
>> >>
>> >>A little boy had been playing in a ball pit & started
>>complaining of his legs hurting. He later died too. He was found to have
>>snake bites all over his legs & buttocks. When they cleaned the ball
>>pit they found that there was a copperhead nest in the ball pit. He
>>had suffered numerous bites from a very poisonous snake.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Repost this if it scares you! Repost this if you
>> >>care about our kids!!
Debra J. Luna, RN, BSN
School Nurse
Beacon Hill Elementary
deluna@saisd.net (deluna%40saisd.net)
(210)735-6511 x109
(210)735-6683 (fax)
>> >>IF YOU KNOW ANYONE, ANYONE WITH CHILDREN....PLEASE PASS THIS
>> >>ALONG.. DO NOT KEEP TO YOURSELF!!!!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>MDonalds, Chuck E Cheese, Discovery Zone... Some of you might
>>not be parents, but you may have nieces, nephews, grandchildren or
>> >>friends with children. This will pertain to you too. As I read
>>the following, my heart sank. I urge each and every one of you to
>>pass this on to as many people as you can. I cannot stress how
>>important this is!
>> >>
>> >>This is very disturbing news. In addition to the following true
>> >>story...
>> >>One son lost his watch, and was very upset. We dug and dug in
>>those balls, trying to find the watch.
>> >>
>> >>Instead, we found vomit, food, feces, and other stuff I do not
>>want to discuss. I went to the manager and raised hell. Come to find
>> >>out, the ball pit is only cleaned out once a month. I have
>>doubts that it is even done that often. My kids will never play in
>>another ball pit. Now read this:
>> >>
>> >>PRETTY SCARY!!
>> >>
>> >>Hi. My name is Lauren Archer, my son Kevin and I lived in
>> >>Midland,TN. On October 2nd, 1999 I took my only son to
>>McDonald's for his 3rd birthday.
>> >>
>> >>After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball pit.
>> >>When he started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, he
>> >>pointed to the back of his pull-up and simply said "Mommy, it
>> >>hurts." I couldn't find anything wrong with him at that time. I
>> >>bathed him when we got home, and it was at that point when I
>>found a welt on his left buttock. Upon investigating, it seemed as if
>> >>there was something like a splinter under the welt. I made an
>> >>appointment to see the doctor the next day, but soon
>> >>he started vomiting and shaking, then his eyes rolled back into
>>his head.
>> >>
>> >>From there, we went to the emergency room. He died later that
>> >>night. It turned out that the welt on his buttock was the tip of
>>a hypodermic needle that had broken off inside. The autopsy
>>revealed that Kevin had died from a heroine overdose. The next week, the
>> >>police removed the balls from the ball pit. There was rotten
>>food, several hypodermic needles: some full, some used; knives,
>> >>half-eaten candy, diapers, feces, and the stench of urine.
>> >>
>> >>If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where? You
>>can find the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10,1999 issue of
>> >>the Midland Chronicle.
>> >>
>> >>Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone
>>who loves and cares for children!
>> >>
>> >>Don't think it's just McDonald's either or that this is
>>something that just started. When my oldest son who is now 9 was small the
>> >>area Burger King closed their play area for awhile for
>>"remodeling" because in another town there had been an incident similar to
the
>> >>one described above that happen @ a Burger King.
>> >>
>> >>A little boy had been playing in a ball pit & started
>>complaining of his legs hurting. He later died too. He was found to have
>>snake bites all over his legs & buttocks. When they cleaned the ball
>>pit they found that there was a copperhead nest in the ball pit. He
>>had suffered numerous bites from a very poisonous snake.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Repost this if it scares you! Repost this if you
>> >>care about our kids!!
Debra J. Luna, RN, BSN
School Nurse
Beacon Hill Elementary
deluna@saisd.net (deluna%40saisd.net)
(210)735-6511 x109
(210)735-6683 (fax)