Meet the brave three-year-old who saved his diabetic father from a coma by force-feeding him yogurt while he was unconscious on the kitchen floor.
After getting his little blue chair to a halt, Lenny-George Jones manages to retrieve two Muller Crunch Corners from the fridge of a house in Droylsden.
Unable to reach for utensils, the quick-thinking little boy went to his toy kitchen and retrieved a plastic knife, which he used to stick the yogurt into his father’s mouth, 34-year-old Mark, until he could come in and take his glucose tablets.
Emma, 31, said she couldn’t be prouder of her son Lenny and that things could have ended very differently if he hadn’t done what he did on November 13.
“He saved his life,” she said.
Mark is type 1 diabetic and needs four doses of insulin a day. It was a Sunday night and I wanted to fly to my mom’s house, which was only a two-minute drive away, so I let them watch CBeebies together.
“I was out for about 30 minutes and when I came back they were both asleep on the couch.” “What’s happening here?” I said because Mark doesn’t look good.
Lenny just turned to me and said, “You saved my dad,” and Mark confirmed that was true.
“After hypo, Mark fell and woke up on the kitchen floor. Lenny fed him yogurt he got out of the fridge.”
“I’m not sure how he took them out of the fridge, but his tiny blue wooden chair was right next to it, so it appeared as if he’d brought it over to stand on it.”
“He was able to feed Mark enough to raise his blood sugar levels and acquire his medications.”
“After a hypo, Mark slumped and awoke on the kitchen floor, and Lenny was feeding him yoghurt that he’d managed to obtain from the fridge.”
“I’m not sure how he took them out of the fridge, but his tiny blue wooden chair was right next to it, so it appeared as if he’d brought it over to stand on it.”
“He was able to feed Mark enough to raise his blood sugar levels and acquire his medications.”
“Lenny may have seen Mark sick in the past and watched me go to the fridge to buy him food,” Emma continued. If there are no Mars Bars in the house, I usually get him a yoghurt.
“He’s such a sweet and thoughtful little child.” Oliver, his older brother, is eight years old and has severe learning disabilities, yet he gets along well with him.
“But he has a naughty side, like a typical little boy who runs around at 100 mph and never listens to his mother, which makes what he’s done all the more impressive!”
“Lenny is a true character, and he’s a lot of fun. It’s amazing what he’s accomplished and how he understood what to do. We’re ecstatic!”