In a deeply concerning incident, a mother who purchased Apple AirTags to ensure her children's safety at Disneyland found herself facing a terrifying ordeal when her four-year-old daughter, Lily Grace, accidentally swallowed a button battery from one of the devices. Lisa Marie had bought four AirTags for their family trip to Anaheim, California, in April, intending them as a safety measure. However, after the devices reportedly broke during the holiday, she stored them in her car's glovebox, intending to get them repaired.

The frightening event unfolded on May 23 when Lily Grace, sitting in the back of the car, made a 'gulping sound' and told her mother she had swallowed a 'quarter.' Lisa Marie, alongside her husband Markus, immediately suspected a button battery, a fear that was confirmed when they rushed Lily to the hospital. An x-ray scan revealed the coin-sized battery had already made its way to her bowel.

The family, originally from the US but now residing in Vancouver Island, Canada, endured an agonizing four-day wait for the battery to pass naturally. This period was fraught with worry, as button batteries are known to cause severe internal damage, potentially burning through the lining of the esophagus or bowel, a risk tragically highlighted by the 2020 death of two-year-old Johnathan Huff, who swallowed remote control batteries. Lisa described the emotional toll, recalling crying on the hospital floor and the 'awful' experience for her other children, who feared Lily might die.

Despite giving Lily laxatives, prunes, and even using a trampoline and vibration plate to encourage passage, the family could only wait. Thankfully, Lily Grace passed the battery naturally without requiring surgery and, most importantly, suffered no lasting side effects. The incident, which Lisa Marie described as 'ironic' given her initial intent to keep her children safe, has prompted her to issue a stark warning to other parents. She urges them to 'throw away' any items containing button batteries, emphasizing the pervasive danger and the need for constant vigilance, even when receiving gifts containing such components. Lisa's long-standing fear of a child swallowing a button battery, a danger she had repeatedly warned her children about, underscores the critical importance of this safety message.