My 5-Year-Old Daughter Woke Up Screaming, “Little Fish Are Biting My Tummy”—After 3 Hours of Surgery, the Doctor Revealed She’d Swallowed 36 Magnets

your tummy.”

Lily hesitated.

“Will Mommy say it’s okay?”

“Don’t tell Mommy. This will be our special secret.”

Patricia set one magnet on Lily’s tongue.

Then another.

Then a third.

I stopped breathing.

On the screen, Lily’s face twisted in disgust.

“They taste bad, Grandma.”

“That means the magic is beginning. Just one more.”

Megan grabbed my arm to keep me upright.continue reading …