Kansas baby who swallowed feather out of hospital

December 13, 2012 @ 8:40 am

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - 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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