VERY SAD and TRAGIC Story (Re:An Infant) *Sensitive Story*

I know, its so sad. Its definately them.
I cant imagine not doing anything or even looking up what 'may' have happened

My heart aches for them

how sad...and tragic....that poor fmaily, the poor grandmother....and the heartbreak of dealing with it and then having the others kids taken away for an investigation is even sadder too....

It is very sad, I did read that in Newsday this past week! I'm so sorry to hear this

Oh yea this happend in Staten Island right? I read it the other day. I'm so sorry for your loss

try www.silive.com

omg, that is so sad

Did grandma's pill kill tot?
10-month-old from Great Kills apparently chewed grandmother's blood pressure medication
Thursday, January 22, 2004
By DOUG AUER
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE

In a nightmarish tragedy, a 10-month-old baby from Eltingville died yesterday, several hours after he apparently chewed one of his grandmother's blood pressure pills.

According to police, Grace Larsen, 33, the infant boy's mother, discovered the pills spilled onto a coffee table and scattered about the living room floor in the Great Kills home of the baby's grandmother, Louise Rivera, on Tuesday evening.


One of the pills apparently had been chewed by the baby, identified by police as Ryan Larsen.

Mrs. Larsen said she did not seek immediate medical attention for the infant because he appeared fine, police said.

At approximately 4 a.m. yesterday, the baby began convulsing in his parents' home, located about four blocks away, police said. He was pronounced dead after being rushed to Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze.

The digested capsule had an extended-release feature, police said, which didn't go into effect for several hours, possibly misleading the family into believing that the boy was unaffected by the medication.

The body was taken to the Staten Island medical examiner's office, located on the grounds of Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home. An autopsy was expected to be performed today. But police have called the child's death an accident and said charges were not likely to be filed.

According to a published report, a law enforcement source said the pills were on the grandmother's coffee table in a childproof bottle. But Newsday reported the cap may have been loose since the 54-year-old grandmother suffers from arthritis.

Doug Auer is a news reporter for the Advance. He may be reached at [email protected].

That's so sad ! The grandmother must feel horrible.