Gold Coast: Parents provide update after toddler Dusty placed in ICU from inhaling decorating powder
A 14-month-old boy’s parents have provided an update after a baking mishap left their son left fighting for life in the intensive care unit.
The parents of a little boy who was left fighting for his life after a terrifying cake decorating mishap have provided an update from hospital.
Dustin “Dusty” Wildman inhaled a vile of metallic decorating powder when his mother, Kate Robinson, was baking a Bluey-themed cake for a friend on May 1.
Little Dusty was rushed to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery to remove the powder — which had turned into a paste — from is lungs.
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In an update posted on Wednesday, Ms Robinson shared an optimistic development on the toddler’s improving condition.
“Our beautiful boy is awake and alert, playing and smiling,” Ms Robinson, a professional baker, wrote online.
“This morning he had all breathing assistance taken out and is breathing completely on his own.
“He just has the feeding tube in while we try and get some food in orally.”
Despite the “terrifying” ordeal, Dusty’s parents are hopeful their little one will make a full recovery.
“He’s trying to talk but still has a very raspy voice. X-rays are showing inflammation to his lungs still, so we still need to take that day by day,” the post continued.
“We’re hoping he proves the doctors wrong and there’s no permanent damage.”
The positive turn comes after the toddler began breathing on his own following the removal of a breathing tube on Thursday.
“Dusty has had his breathing tube taken out and now has high-flow oxygen through nasal prongs,” Ms Robinson said in a GoFundMe set up to support the family.
“He is doing well breathing on his own. His meds have decreased but he is still in a drowsy state.
“The doctors are happy with his progression, however, (they are) still unsure about the lasting effects on the lungs.”
Speaking to 7News last week, Ms Robinson and Mr Wildman recalled the heart stopping moment Dusty stopped breathing.
“He was coughing and getting really distressed and then he sort of became a bit more unresponsive,” Ms Robinson said.
“His eyes were rolling in his head and he couldn’t breathe properly.”
The family quickly called emergency services.
“We couldn’t rouse him,” she said.
“He was getting all floppy and his head was dropping and we were trying to keep him upright so that he could breathe properly, but he was really struggling to breathe.
“It was terrifying to watch.”
