Hilton quickly put her finger in Lukah’s mouth and was able to remove a bead. However, she then saw that there was another piece stuck about halfway down her throat. Hilton started screaming “like an absolute crazy person,” and her shrieks got the attention of one man, who “ran across the carpark, jumped through the open window, scooped Lukah up and had her in a downward position and giving her blows to the back within what seemed like half a second,” she wrote. “This man was ex-military, and he saved my baby’s life. I owe him everything.” After spending the rest of the afternoon at the hospital running tests to ensure that Lukah hadn’t swallowed any other beads, the baby is perfectly fine — but Hilton isn’t. “I haven’t slept yet. I’m paranoid. I can’t get the image out of my head,” she wrote. “And I can’t stop thinking that if that man wasn’t there the outcome would’ve been a lot worse. He really is a superhero.” Hilton didn’t share the brand of her daughter’s teething garland, but she noted that all of them could pose a risk. “If you’ve ever purchased one of these products, you’ll notice that they all mention the safety procedures they’ve been made under, which is there to make parents feel comfortable,” she wrote. “But if you read further, you’ll notice in most cases there’s also a disclaimer, that no responsibility will be taken in the case of injury or death. Death!!!” Hilton hopes that her terrifying experience will help parents realize that no matter how prepared you are, you could still falter in the moment, which means one CPR course simply isn’t enough. Parents need to practice over and over again to be truly prepared. “In this instance I was unable to help my daughter with what I learned in that course” she wrote. “It’s not uncommon for a parent to freeze when it’s their own child.”
