| Description | Subject: Fwd: WARNING: WATERPROFF SUNSCREEN LOTION
If you have kids....This is a most read! Sunscreen danger.
To my friends with children or soon to have children....this was
passed on to me by my best friend who works for Boeing in Seattle,
his own true story...FYI
I wanted to tell you a story about a
very serious thing. We still use
sunscreen on our whole family, but we
are more cautious now. I tell you
this only to make you more aware and use
caution. When Zack was 2 years
old, I put on the waterproof sun screen
like I always had. I don't know
how but he got some in his eyes. Most
likely from his hands. It happens
so easily at that age or any age really.
He started screaming!!! So
I tried to flush it out with water. But
guess what? Didn't matter...
Remember *WATERPROOF.* So I just held
him and let he cry, thinking the
salty tears would flush it all out. But
it got worse. I called the
poison control center. They told me to
RUSH Zack to ER NOW!!! I was
surprised. I got him there and they
rushed me back without a second to
spare. They started flushing his eyes
out with special medications.
Anyway, I found out for the first time
that MANY kids each year lose their
sight to waterproof sun screen. It
burns the eye and they lose complete
sight!!! I was appalled. I could not
believe the sun screen we use to
help keep our kids safe from skin cancer
can make them go blind!
Well, I made a big stink about it. I wrote the
sun screen company and they
admitted to the problem but they said
something to the fact that the
seriousness of getting skin cancer is
much worse then the chance of going
blind. I think it's wrong if just one
child goes blind!
They should change ingredients or should
at least have a huge warning on
it. But they claim that if you put a
huge warning on it then parents won't
use it due to fear. I kind-of get that
but there needs to be a change.
We did this huge article in our big city
and went on the news warning
parents. Education along with the
importance of using it. Well, anyway,
Zack did go blind for 2 days, it was
horrible. So please be
careful!!! Don't stop using sun screen,
just be very careful your
children don't touch there eyes for at
least 15-20 minutes after you put
it on! And if your child does get it in
his/her eyes, then get to the
emergency room at once!
***PASS THIS WARNING ON!!!***
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