After her son passed away in a terrible tragedy on his ninth birthday, a mother demands that helium balloons be banned.

Since then, I’ve been hating myself for purchasing the balloon that killed our son, and I would never wish this pain on any other child or family. Continue using balloons filled with air.

“Joshua was one of a kind with the brightest blue eyes and the cheekiest smile; he loved to give all his friends hugs,” Carly testified during her son’s inquest after his death in April 2024.

I was really gregarious, talkative, a lot of fun, and a pleasure to be around before we lost our kid. Spending time with my family and friends was something I cherished.

I enjoyed saying “let’s go” to the children. running down the beach, going on adventures, and watching the sunset. putting on the music and using it to sing and dance.

That was our situation. As a large, contented family of six, we lived up to the saying, “We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.”

The second band member to be shot during a shootout with the police is a heavy metal guitarist who dies.

Don’t bother battling a gorilla! Although no one has ever been murdered by one, the most lethal monkey has torn off limbs and genitalia, eaten off faces, and torn apart newborns.