

This condition became known as Radium Jaw. case of a man who thinks he has developed arthritis in his thigh, but seems to. Who was Eben Byers A photo portrait of Eben Buyers. The Radium Water Worked Fine Until His Jaw. The 35-year-old Hisashi Ouchi, who had been leaning over the tank while adding the fuel, received up to 17 sieverts of penetrating radiation.
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A GoFundMe posted Tuesday to raise money for Aiden has raised nearly $3 million.Shinohara (29 years), who stood on the platform beside the tank to help Ouchi, received 10 sieverts.Įben Byers was born on April 12, 1880, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the full name of Ebenezer McBurney Byers. Silva has since spoken to members of Aiden's family, who thanked her for caring for their boy. You accept kindness," she said, "not only because you don't have a choice but because you need it." Silva says this is the moment that community rises to become family. I had to tell him things that weren't true, and decide what was protecting and what was being honest." "Did I help the little boy that lost his parents? And then he asked if we found his parents," Silva said, "I had to do exactly what I did for Aiden.
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Still, she's left wondering how to answer the questions her 7-year-old is asking. Silva says she is thankful her own children weren't with her Monday morning, and she doesn't know how she would have reacted if they had been. The Rings kept watch over Aiden for hours until he was finally reunited with his grandparents. "I didn't have a car, I didn't have my phone, and I know this kid needs to get out of here." "Logically, I knew my limitations," Silva said. But giving Aiden up felt like giving up control. In her logical mind, Silva says she knows she did the right thing. "All I keep feeling is me passing him on to Greg, and the regret that I have letting him go - that I shouldn't have let him go, that I should have held on to him," Silva said. In the days since, Silva says she can't yet feel the entirety of what happened - just one singular moment. My hands started shaking, and I collected myself and I did what you're not supposed to do with a panic attack - and I did not feel it through," Silva said, "because I knew where it would go." I went behind their car and I could feel the beginning part of a panic attack. That's when she was told he hadn't made it. She brought Aiden back to the parking garage, trying to shield him from the ugliness.Īt one point, she says she asked another couple, Greg and Dana Ring, to watch Aiden so she could check on Kevin McCarthy, Aiden's father. I had to tell him it was fine when it wasn't fine."Īt the time, Silva says she didn't know where Aiden's mother was, or if either parent would make it. "When I first took him and he kept saying, 'Are my mom and dad OK?' I said, 'Everyone's OK.' "Is my momma and dadda coming back?' I said 'Yes, everyone's fine,'" Silva said. They weren't going to the parade - they were heading to breakfast, and were still in the stairwell of the parking garage when the shots rang out. Silva said she was with her boyfriend and her boyfriend's son Monday morning. But she says she's grateful that Aiden is physically OK, and that she was there to play a small role in caring for him in an unthinkable moment. Lauren Silva said she doesn't feel like a hero, and wishes she could have done more.

(CBS) - We heard for the first time Thursday from the woman who helped save a little boy named Aiden McCarthy, who was found trapped under his dad at the Highland Park July 4th Parade.Īiden's mom and dad, Irina and Kevin McCarthy, were both shot and killed in the massacre at the parade.ĬBS 2's Jackie Kostek talked over the phone to the woman who found 2-year-old Aiden, and tried so hard to reunite him with his family. Woman speaks after rescuing 2-year-old boy whose parents were killed in Highland Park parade massacre 03:05
