Mum influencer asks for prayers after son, age 6, is left with hole in his throat after accident in the garden
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Mum-of-three Angie Bacuyani, aged 42, is known for shares her budget-friendly family adventures with her 124,000 followers. But, on Sunday (October 13), she posted something completely different to her usual light-hearted content.
She shared photos of her youngest son, six-year-old son, Micah, being airlifted to a hospital after he had a freak accident in their back garden. The caption read: “Please keep Micah in your prayers. He had a bad injury yesterday, when he was playing obstacle course in the backyard.”
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Hide AdShe went on to explain that her young son tripped and fell onto a sharp object which impaled the back of his throat and created a huge hole, but didn’t say what the object was. She added that her son was lucky to have not suffered a far more serious, or even fatal, injury, as that object came very close to Micah's carotid artery, a pair of blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain and head. Doctors could even see the atery through the hole.
After arriving at the hospital, she was told that his injury posed the risk of potential blood clots which may lead to a stroke. She showed both herself and Micah crying after learning this news.
This was not the first tragedy for the Bacuyani family, and specifically not the first time blood clots have caused heartache for them. Three years ago Angie lost her 10-month-old baby, Amelie, to a possible blood clot in the leg that led to a embolism.


Heartbreakingly, Angie told her followers in the caption: “Micah kept saying, "I'm going to die", because he knew Amelie died from what we think was a blood clot. So it was very traumatic and scary to say the least.”
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Hide AdAmelie was born at just 23 weeks and weighed 1.4 pounds. She died after fighting chronic lung disease Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia for ten months in the neonatal intensive care unit. She died in 2021, weeks before the family was set to take her home to meet her big brothers.
Angie asked her followers for their prayers for Micah as he went in for CT scan in the hospital to determine the full extent of his injury. The prayers were seemingly given and answered, however, as she returned to her social media with an update to say that doctors had confirmed the injury left no vascular damage to the little boy, only damage to the tissue.
There were no pediatric specialists in Central Oregon, where the family live, so Micah was flown out to a children's hospital in Portland, around four hours away, for surgery. “Praise Jesus that it wasn't so much worse. His guardian angels were definitely protecting him,' Angie wrote. “Please pray that the surgery goes well and for quick healing. He is so brave. And God is so good.'”
Then, on Monday (October 14), Angie shared a video of Micah skipping down a path surrounded by trees to her Instagram page. Alongside the video she wrote in the caption: “And just like that, he is back to living his best life. And his mama is silently praying "please don't trip and re-open the wound."
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Hide AdShe added: “God is sooo good. It was a traumatic rollercoaster ride and my nerves are still recovering. But I'm now crying tears of gratitude, instead of tears pleading with God for him to be ok.”
She thanked her followers for all the love and prayers that were sent their way. “It truly means the world to our family,” she added. The last post was met with lots of comments from her fans. One said: “So pleased for you all! Can’t imagine how scary that was, I was sending all my prayers and healing vibes.” Another said: “What a miracle.”
Micah has two brothers, aged 8 and 12, and they are all home-schooled. Angie frequently shares tips on the things she teaches her children with her fans. On Tuesday (October 15), she shared photos of her sons attempting to climb rocks together.
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