After mom screams for help, strangers help revive her choking 1-year-old son
AURORA, Ill. - This column is as much a feel-good piece about angels around us as it is a cautionary tale about the dangers of small children choking on even little pieces of food that most moms would consider healthy and safe.
Cheerios. That's what busy Aurora mom Reyna Martinez put on 1-year-old son Nicholas Ortiz's high chair early one Friday afternoon to keep him occupied while she got his older brother dressed after both little boys had just gotten a bath.
It's the standard go-to, as any mom or grandma will tell you, because those
