A 2yo boy left home alone by his grandmother suffered a stroke after taking her medication

[Sugar Cookie]

A 2-year-old boy suffered a stroke after taking medication belonging to his grandmother.

The grandmother was arrested for leaving the toddler home alone, when he took the prescription pills last month, police said.

The boy was taken to the hospital, where he suffered the stroke.

Donna L. Snow, 62, of Westover is charged with child neglect resulting in serious injury.

Westover Police responded to a reported overdose. When officers arrived, they found Snow holding the baby, Chief Rick Panico said.

Snow left her grandson home alone while she went to get food, according to a criminal complaint. While she was gone, the 2-year-old got into a pill bottle and took an unknown amount of clonidine, a blood pressure medication, and hydrochlorothiazide, a water pill.

Panico said the baby was drifting in-and-out of consciousness. Officers attempted to keep him awake and performed CPR until an ambulance crew arrived, he said.

Snow was not able to give the child’s name and hospital records were subpoenaed to get his identity, Panico said.

Snow’s grandson was taken to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, where he “coded numerous times and also suffered a stroke.” On Friday, the child was not listed as a patient at Ruby, according to a hospital spokesperson.

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[Alf]

clonidine, a blood pressure medication, and hydrochlorothiazide, a water pill.

For future reference, Dominion Post, hydrochlorothiazide is also prescribed for high blood pressure.

--Al

 

[cubby]

Hydrochlorothiazide is also the preferred treatment for Menier's Disease, it's a weird inner ear problem that causes vertigo, it comes and goes whenever it likes, no one knows what causes it and there is no cure, so you're always waiting for the vertigo to hit. Just missed having my driver's license taken.

 

[Alf]

I had a supervisor with it once. He would be walking through the shop, then would suddenly grab a shelf with his feet planted wide until the world quit spinning.

--Al

 

[Fellofftheporch]

So much for child proof lids

 

[Brillig]

Snow was not able to give the child’s name and hospital records were subpoenaed to get his identity, Panico said.

She did not know her own grandson's name?!? Why on earth was she entrusted with the child if she is so incompetent?

 

[Sejanus]

Bad granny

 

[Kiowaprincess]

It’s a wonder the kid’s parent survived under her supervision if she leaves 2 year olds alone by themselves.

 

[Muriel Schwenck]

Snow left her grandson home alone while she went to get food....
Snow was not able to give the child’s name and hospital records were subpoenaed to get his identity...

Was it a booze or drug run, not a food run?

 

[Keepalowprofile]

What grandmother doesn't know her grandchild's name?

 

[roadsidehorror]

How incredibly depressing.

 

[Old Man Metal]

What grandmother doesn't know her grandchild's name?

I mean my grandmother would go through a few names before she hit the right one, but she got there eventually.

 

[ummmm yea tht part]

So much for child proof lids

Sometimes if children aren't around a lot they give them the screw cap it's easier for a lot of older

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She wasn't able to give a name. Was she drunk , high. Who can't recall they grandbaby name

 

[BuffettGirl]

I mean my grandmother would go through a few names before she hit the right one, but she got there eventually.

My Mom does that... It gets amusing since 3 of the 4 of us unintentionally have names that start with a K or a hard C... When she does that I usually respond with "yes Dad?"