Lindsay Dewey lost her 22-month-old son, Reed, in a heartbreaking accident at their Idaho home. Now, the mom of three wants to raise awareness so other parents donât have to experience the same kind of agony. Dewey shared on her Instagram Stories that Reed put a suction cup bowl on a mirror and, as far as she could figure, was pulling it âback and forthâ to unstick it when the mirror fell on him. Her other children tried to help but could not move the heavy piece of furniture. Dewey reacted in seconds, but tragically, Reed received significant injuries.
Dewey wrote, âThe second I lifted it up I looked at him to see if he was ok and he was laying there eyes open but not crying and I felt relieved thinking he mustâve been okay just in shock or something …but no… he was not the Reed I knew.”
In an instant, she knew something was âvery wrong,â and doctors later confirmed her worst nightmare. Reed suffered a traumatic brain injury that ultimately took his life.
Following Reedâs death, Dewey shared an update on Instagram with a photo of her and her husband, Eric, holding Reed. The family opted to donate Reedâs organs, ultimately helping save the lives of five other children.
The grieving mother wrote, âI couldnât stop thinking about the families who got the best call of their life, their answered prayer. I donât think Iâll ever be able to understand why our prayer wasnât answered, but God knows all things. Even though this is not fair on every single level, weâre so proud of you baby.â
Thousands of people shared kind words for the family on Deweyâs Instagram page. One person wrote, âI have no words. I am so incredibly sorry. Sending you and your family so much love and comfort.â
The parent of a child who received an organ transplant left a loving message. They wrote, âSo sorry for your loss, my daughter got a liver transplant on Feb 21. He is definitely saving lives and making families whole again.â
âIâm so very sorry for what you are enduring. Saving 5 lives is absolutely remarkable and beautiful. My husband died 94 days ago. He saved 3 lives,” someone wrote of organ donation. “The best call for those families. Ever. Ever. Ever.â
Loved ones shared in the familyâs heartache and created a GoFundMe account, raising more than $68,000 of a $100,000 goal thus far.
Dewey thanked those who have shown their family love during an unimaginable, frightening time. âThank you to everyone whoâs stood in faith and believed with us til the very end. I kissed him goodbye and whispered, âgo save some lives baby.â Iâll never forget,” she wrote on Instagram.
