For mothers of small children, not knowing what to do when their toddlers are choking can be a terrifying experience. That’s just what happened to Rockwall, Texas, mother Nicole Hornback on Sept. 18, 2019, when Rockwall High School was holding its annual homecoming parade.
Watching the parade go by with her 5-year-old and 2-year-old was a lot of fun for everyone involved, especially the kids who were picking up candy thrown by the cheerleaders from the floats. In the blink of an eye, though, Hornback’s son was choking and turning purple. “He was just physically choking, just gagging, and just gasping for air,” the mother told KXAS.
