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Originally published December 13, 2012 at 8:41 AM | Page modified December 13, 2012 at 11:57 AM
Kansas baby who swallowed feather out of hospital
The father of a baby who apparently swallowed a feather from a pillow says she is home from the hospital in Kansas and doing well.
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TRAVIS MORISSE / AP
This Dec. 11, 2012 photo shows 6-month-old Mya Whittington in Hutchinson, Kan. The marked area on the neck of Whittington shows the size of the original swollen infected area that was caused by a feather that she ingested from a feather pillow. The feather made its exit through a swollen infected pimple looking area about one-and-one-half the size of a golf ball on her neck.
TRAVIS MORISSE / AP
This Dec. 11, 2012 photo shows an approximately two-inch feather was pulled from the neck of 6-month old Mya Whittington in Hutchinson, Kan.
The father of a baby who apparently swallowed a feather from a pillow says she is home from the hospital in Kansas and doing well.
The nearly 7-month-old girl, Mya Whittington, was hospitalized during the weekend while doctors tried to determine why her jaw swelled. Eventually, a doctor pulled a 2-inch feather out of her neck.
The girl's father, Aaron Whittington, told the Hutchinson News (http://bit.ly/UFSP9M) on Wednesday that the baby was home from the hospital. Doctors decided not to treat an area on her neck that has a hard knot in it. They say the area will heal on its own.
The child has become something of a media star. Aaron Whittington says the family has received numerous requests for interviews to discuss his daughter's unusual medical drama.
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Information from: The Hutchinson (Kan.) News, http://www.hutchnews.com
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