Each week, the former Counting On star shares updates on her life, husband Austin Forsyth, 30, and her three children Gideon, 6, Evelyn, 3, and Gunner, 1.

Joy-Anna Duggar shared a terrifying story about her son Gunner in her latest YouTube vlogCredit: Instagram/joy4site

When telling the story, Joy began to cryCredit: YouTube/ FollowtheForsyths

She welcomed her third child in May 2023Credit: YouTube/ FollowtheForsyths
On Friday’s video, Joy-Anna, 26, started the video by explaining that she was taking her children to a youth camp to help out.

She explained that it was a “highlight” of her kids’ year.

The first half of the vlog showed off the three tiny tots doing fun Summer activities including jumping on a trampoline, driving and washing an ATV, and swimming in a lake.

In the next clip, Joy-Anna discussed taking her youngest child to the hospital.

The former TV personality welcomed Gunner on May 17, 2023.

JOY-ANNA’S PAIN

Before explaining what happened, Joy-Anna admitted that she was contemplating sharing the story, but confirmed that her family was safe.

She began the story by explaining that she was feeding Gunner part of her dinner when the accident happened.

Joy-Anna allowed Gunner to bite and chew on a piece of ham, but accidentally took too much and began to choke.

“I was so tired physically that emotionally I was just done. I was crying at this point and [I was] hitting him on the back,” she explained.

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She went on to say that if she is ever in a stressful situation she knows exactly what to do, but when she is with Austin she admitted that she “doesn’t have to be as strong.”

Austin is an EMT and is trained for medical issues that may arise.

“I just handed Gunner to Austin and I started crying.

“All those what-ifs come to your mind right away. [Gunner] threw up multiple times [and] still hadn’t thrown up the ham and was gagging and was not breathing for 20 seconds.

“After that, he was able to take some shallow breaths but was still struggling and was lethargic.

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“We decided to get in the car and head to the hospital.”

‘CRYING OUT TO GOD’

On their way to the ER, Joy and Austin were contemplating letting Gunner sleep thinking it would reset his body.

Joy-Anna kept a close eye on his one-year-old and timed his breaths.

“There were a couple points on the drive that he stopped breathing and I was just crying out to God like ‘Please save him’ and I’ve never been to a point where I thought I was going to lose one of my kids.

“It was just like that thought of like he is going to die came to my mind and it was terrifying.”

In the video, Joy-Anna had tears running down her face as she continued her scary story.

Once Gunner began breathing again, the terrified parents felt a bit of relief.

At the hospital, nurses explained that his breathing was better and his levels looked good, but they still wanted to do an X-ray to be safe.

I was just crying out to God like ‘Please save him’ and I’ve never been to a point where I thought I was going to lose one of my kids.

Joy-Anna Duggar

At the beginning of the video, the Counting On star talked about her and her kids volunteering at a youth campCredit: YouTube/ FollowtheForsyths

However, things got pretty scary when they were eating dinner at Joy’s husband Austin’s parents’s houseCredit: Instagram/joy4site
Thankfully, Joy-Anna explained that while doing the X-rays, Gunner began acting like himself by smiling and laughing.

“I was just so thankful that God protected him and we made it to the hospital and that whatever was in his throat wasn’t bothering him anymore.”

When the doctor came back with the X-ray results, they revealed that everything looked clear but to keep a close eye on him over the next few days.

Joy-Anna confirmed that Gunner is doing okay and is back to his normal self.

“It was so crazy and a roller coaster of emotions that day.

“After something like that, I feel like you just really [need to] hug your babies a little bit tighter.”

Joy-Anna explained that Gunner began choking on a piece of hamCredit: YouTube/ FollowtheForsyths

‘It was just like that thought of like he is going to die came to my mind and it was terrifying,’ she saidCredit: YouTube/ FollowtheForsyths