The article details a harrowing moment during a flight when a mother hears her 10-month-old son screaming after an incident in the airplane bathroom. Just months prior, the child had faced a severe health scare due to RSV, which left the family with lingering anxieties about his well-being. The mother's feelings of panic and frustration arise as her husband inadvertently causes their son to hit his head. Despite the incident being an accident, the mother's earlier experiences with her son's health amplify her fears, creating a tense atmosphere during the flight.
I felt embarrassed but not necessarily panicked (yet) - maybe he was just throwing a tantrum about the diaper change.
At just 5 months old, he had been hospitalized with a bad case of RSV... one night, his coughs had turned into heaves as his tiny chest struggled to breathe.
I realized until I was 30,000 feet above Greenland just how tenuous I felt Sunny's continued presence was. Now 10 months old, he was a strong and cheerful baby - but he was still a baby.
Sunny looked up at me with wide, wet eyes, screaming. 'Head, mama! Head!' he cried.
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