Mum posts heartbreaking tribute to son after he choked to death on a ball
Tasmanian boy Alby Davis was excited to celebrate his fourth birthday with his friends on Monday.
But tragically the three-year-old boy’s life was cut short after he swallowed a small bouncy ball – part of the party bag package that had arrived for his birthday celebrations – and choked to death.
His pregnant mother Anna tried desperately to save her son but within seconds he had passed away in her arms.
Taking to her Instagram, The Small Folk, the grief-stricken mother posted a tribute to her son.
“Yesterday afternoon, our beautiful, beautiful Alby, our darling baby boy, grew wings and flew from this earth. Minutes pass like hours and the gaping hole in our lives and hearts is completely incomprehensible. We adore you beyond belief, our sweet little fox. Forever three, forever free.”
Anna, who is expecting her fourth child, thanked all the people who left kinds words of support on her social media.
“No words could ever express the depths of our gratitude for the outpouring of love we have received since our worst nightmare became our daily reality,” she wrote alongside an image of her son tucked up in bed,” she said.
“During this time of immense grief, your thoughts, prayers, sympathy and tears have enveloped and uplifted us, and we could never thank you enough for your overwhelming generosity and support.”
A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist the family, who live in Wynyard Tasmania, as Anna is self-employed and her husband, Simon, is a relief teacher and isn’t entitled to paid leave.
The page has already fundraised $194,000 in donations, with people around the country donating and leaving words of support.
Image credits: Instagram @the.small.folk