Of course, the answer to that question is obviously "too many." This sort of tragedy is completely avoidable, and should never, ever happen. Not even once. But it has, and it still does.
I believe that anyone who can cheer up a child who's suffering from a sickness is a superhero. That point was proven as superheroes really did cheer up some kids in the OSF Children's Hospital in Peoria, Illinois.
This is the stuff every parent's nightmares are made of, and it's going to take a lot more than prayers to bring this child home safely.
A 10-Year-Old Girl from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin is Missing
Since about 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, 2022, the Chippewa Falls Police Department has been conducting a desperate search to locate a 10-year-old girl named Lily Peters who never returned home from her
Two people in my life are avid TikTok consumers. One is my daughter, Molly, and the other is my on-air partner, Joe Dredge. Molly is 24 and Joe is 42...and frankly, I'm more worried about Joe's mental health (with or without TikTok).
As someone old enough to remember seeing the movie Home Alone in the theater, I recall as we exited the theater overhearing a woman say to her husband "If you and I did something like that, and left a kid behind at home, we'd be going to jail!"
Of course, the answer to that question is obviously "too many." This sort of tragedy is completely avoidable, and should never, ever happen. Not even once.
Did you know any parent of a student in Illinois could go face jail time for knowingly letting a child (ages 6-17) to be absent without a valid reason?