SWALLOWED PIN. The X-ray result of a nine-month-old boy who accidentally swallowed a pushpin in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato on Tuesday (Sept. 28, 2021). The child’s mother, Angel Mae Dinaguit, is appealing for help for her son’s operation estimated to cost PHP100,000. (Photo courtesy of Angel Mae Dinaguit)
KIDAPAWAN CITY – A nine-month-old baby boy accidentally swallowed a pushpin here Tuesday and the mother is seeking help from the public to fund his operation.
The mother, Angel Mae Dinaguit, said she was to buy milk tea from a roadside stall when she noticed her son chewing a pushpin.
"I tried to pull it but my son has already swallowed the pin," she said in the vernacular.
Dinaguit said she rushed her child to the hospital and an X-ray showed the drawing pin in his stomach.
“We knock on your heart, please extend help if you can,” the mother said.
Friends posted the mother’s appeal and a photo of the boy's X-ray.
She said doctors estimated the operation to cost her PHP100,000.
For those who wish to extend help, Angel Mae Dinaguit may be reached through her mobile phone 0967-001-5574.
Dinaguit has already approached the Catholic-run DXND radio station in this city to plead for help. (PNA)
