Mom Warns Fellow Parents To Monitor Their Children’s Use of Gadgets After Her Daughter Got Diagnosed With Rare Disorder

• Mom warns fellow parents to monitor children’s use of gadgets
• Little girl suffers from rare condition from giving too much time to her tablet

Rising problem

One of the leading causes of children’s mind corruption is the vast progress in technology we face right now. Profitable and advantageous, yes. But there’s always two sides of a coin.

Having too advanced technology can mean deterioration of one’s interest in outdoor life. The main casualty of this plague is the youth ages 6 to 12 years old. This is the time when they should be playing outside and getting physically strong. But the status quo now is very different from what it used to be.

Kids tend to choose to stay inside playing with their tablets instead with their friends. Not only it corrupts their mind, but it also weakens their immune system and eyesight.

Mom calls for action

Maricon Molvizar, an entrepreneur, shared her bizarre experience with her daughter on Facebook. The 34-year-old mom has two kids; a 15-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter.

She narrated the whole story wherein her daughter Mikayla suffered from an unusual but alarming medical case.

She was cleaning their living area when Mikayla shouted for help, thinking that it was only a simple mishap, she acted slowly on it. But when her daughter shouted for the second time, now louder, she got alarmed.

She found out her little girl suffering from a seizure and saying, “Mommy, hindi ko ma-move yung (left) arm ko!” She tried to perform a first-aid procedure, but to no avail, her daughter’s condition got worse.

“Napansin ko na tabingi ung right lips nya at bulol mag salita si mikayla, eh hindi nman cya bulol kung mag salita,” she shared. “Tiningnan ng kapatid ko yung arm ni Mikayla pero no response, pina-move namin yung fingers pero hindi kayang i-fold ni Mikayla kaya minasahe ng kapatid ko. After a few minutes, nagagalaw na unti-unti ni Mikayla ang fingers niya at naka-recover na din,” she continued.

Getting checked up

They, later on, decided to bring Mikayla to the nearest hospital to get her checked. The doctors advised them to perform a CT scan and X-ray for their child to confirm her condition.

Mikayla was soon admitted to the hospital for further diagnosis.

The next thing they know is that they are consulting a Neuro-pediatrician to confirm the cause of Mikayla’s sudden seizure. They performed an EGG and MRI to the child.

The result?

Excessive use of gadgets.

Maricon did not deny that she lost track on what her children are doing–busy being an entrepreneur. “Simula nung nag bakasyon last March 2017, wala ng ibang inatupag si Mikayla kun’di ang iPad niya or [to] watch TV,” she shared.

She is also the first one to take responsibility to what happened with her daughter.

“Is it my fault? Partly yes! Kasi nakakausap ko lang siya ‘pag katapos kong mag luto ng food at tuwing kakain kami. Papasok lang ako sa kwarto para paliguin ko siya. Makakatabi ko lang siya ‘pag napagod ako sa ginagawa ko tapos balik trabaho na ulit ako. Mas nabigyan ko ng oras ang projects ko kaya na-neglect ko si Mikayla at hinayaan ko gumamit ng iPad kasi alam kong wala naman mangyayari sa kanya ng dahil lang sa iPad. Most of the time ay either nakaupo or nakahiga lang siya sa kama at para na rin hindi nya ako gambalain sa ginagawa ko,” she confessed.

Giving a warning

Maricon encourages her fellow busy parents to never neglect their children and observe early signs of focal seizure.

“Early signs? Yes, meron po. First week of June, kinakausap ko si Mikayla at inutusan kong tumingin sakin, sagot niya nakatingin na daw siya pero nakikita kong parang nabanlag siya. Left eye nakatingin sakin tapos yung right eye ‘di sakin nkatingin. Isa na raw yun sa symptoms. Minsan kumakain kami tapos parang na spaced-out siya, then nung tinawag ko siya parang nagulat pa siya kung anong nangyari. Akala ko arte na lang pero isa na din pala yun sa symptoms ng focal seizure,” she warns.

Her piece of advice?

“Kaya po ngayon ay ibinabahagi ko sa inyo kaya dapat each parent should be aware of their child, kahit po gaano tayo ka-busy. Hinayaan ko si Mikayla mag-iPad para ‘di niya ako maistorbo, mostly sa atin (aminin niyo man o hindi) ay binibigay natin sa mga anak natin ang mga gadgets para ‘di tayo kulitin, guluhin o istorbohin sa ginagawa natin. Tayo nga, ‘pag nasobrahan tayo sa Facebook or computer ‘e sumasakit ulo natin. How much more pa kaya mga bata? Hindi ko nga alam na pwede pala magkaroon ng ganitong sakit ang anak ko ‘e, kasi hindi ako aware na pwede pala,” she finishes her post.