A mother took to Facebook to share the miraculous story of her baby saving the lives of her entire family.
Monique Ruppel’s story went viral after explaining that her daughter, Celia, “did something extraordinary” after waking her and her husband, Kyle, up in the middle of the night.
“Celia typically wakes once per night. We always get up with her and help her back to sleep. On Friday at 3 am she stirred for the second time. I attempted to make my way to her room but only made it a few feet before being completely overwhelmed with vertigo,” she wrote in the post.
“Kyle immediately woke and we quickly realized something was wrong. We both suffered from dizziness, headache, nausea, and burning eyes.”
The family packed a bag and woke their daughter, who began vomiting. Their cat then collapsed at Monique’s feet before her husband’s parents arrived to help. As soon as they arrived, Kyle collapsed.
“He came to right away and 911 was called. We were all taken to the hospital,” she wrote.
“We were promptly treated for Carbon monoxide poisoning by wonderful doctors and nurses. They took every precaution and air lifted us to Vancouver for treatment. We underwent 3, 2.5 hour dives in a Hyperbaric Chamber. We are all feeling very well and expected to make a full recovery.”
Monique, who said her daughter “literally” saved their lives, warned others to make sure they have a working carbon monoxide detector in their home.
“We are so thankful Celia woke us. We often wished she would sleep through the night but we do not feel that way any more. Our sweet sweet baby saved us all,” she wrote.
Many expressed shock over the story and wished the family well.
“The Guardian Angels, did their job of protection very well that night,” one Mad World News reader commented on the site’s Facebook page.
“Wow Monique!!! That is crazy frightening. Bless that sweet baby and all of you. That could have been one of those tragedies you hear about on the news. I’m so so glad that you did NOT make the news,” another commented.
“I am so glad you are all ok. VERY SCARY. And thank you for giving us the heads up! Going to ensure our detectors are working!” another wrote.
“So scary! Im so glad you are all safe now. Thanks for sharing [I will definitely] be checking ours is in good working order!!” another added.