Mom warns parents as baby is left with brain injury after swallowing water bead

Folichia Williams and her baby girl Kennedy are pictured here, as well as water beads. The cases described in this article are "just the tip of the iceberg" when it comes to water bead hazards, said Ashley Haugen of That Water Bead Lady. (Folicia Mitchell)

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