Alexa Bliss went through the kind of parenting scare that sticks with you. Her daughter Hendrix suddenly turned blue, became completely unresponsive and stopped breathing — all while Alexa was desperately trying to figure out what was happening.
During her conversation with Stephanie McMahon on What’s Your Story?, Bliss thanked Stephanie for checking on Hendrix during a recent illness. Stephanie admitted the situation had scared her too, especially after she learned that Hendrix had suffered a seizure.
“And thank you for checking on Hendrix when she got sick.”
Stephanie responded, saying, “Of course, of course.” Bliss made it clear that those check-ins meant a lot to her, especially with everything happening at once.
“I appreciate that. That was so sweet.”
Stephanie explained that she hadn’t initially known just how serious things had become. Finding out about the seizure made her even more concerned for Bliss and her family.
“It was scary. And what she went through. And then I didn’t know about the seizure. So yeah, of course I was worried for you.”
That’s when Bliss explained exactly what happened. Hendrix was sick while the family was staying at their California home and developed a fever of around 103.7 degrees, but Bliss knew something else was wrong when her daughter started staring off and behaving almost like she was hallucinating.
“It was scary. So she ended up with a febrile seizure. So she spiked a fever. She was sick. She didn’t feel well. She spiked a fever. It was like 103.7, like it was super high.
And she’s looking off, and I FaceTimed my mom because we’re in the California house. And I FaceTimed my mom, and I was like, ‘Is she okay?’ Because she’s almost like hallucinating. She’s looking like this and grabbing. And I was like, ‘Is she okay?’”
Bliss’ mother spotted something even more alarming through FaceTime and immediately told her to call 911. Hendrix’s lips were turning blue, and within moments, the situation got much worse.
“And my mom goes, ‘Her lips are blue. Call 911.’
As soon as I hang up with my mom, her lips are blue. She went pale, completely unresponsive, stopped breathing. I scooped her up. I’m screaming in the house, like, ‘Someone call 911! She’s not breathing!’”
Bliss said she laid Hendrix down on the couch, and that’s when her daughter suffered the seizure. She recalled the seizure breaking the fever, which was at least one positive development in an otherwise terrifying situation.
“And then as soon as I lay her on the couch, she ended up with a seizure, but the seizure broke the fever. So that was the positive about the seizure.”
Paramedics quickly arrived at the house and tried to reassure Bliss about what she had just witnessed. They explained that febrile seizures can happen in children under five, but that explanation didn’t exactly erase the image of her daughter becoming unresponsive and turning blue.
“But then all the medics came to the house. Everyone was there. But they assured me, they were like, ‘This happens with kids under five.’ Apparently it’s like a normal, like not normal, but it can happen with kids under five. Not to worry.”
Hendrix then got her first ambulance ride, although Bliss joked that her daughter definitely wasn’t thrilled about that part of the experience. For Bliss, knowing something like this can happen to young children didn’t come close to preparing her for what it actually looked like in front of her.
“And then she had her first ambulance ride, which she was not stoked about. And yeah, it was just like a really scary, like, it’s terrifying. I understand it can happen, but they don’t tell you how terrifying it is.
When your child’s not breathing and blue, it was just so scary to me. And Steph checked on her so much, and it was so sweet.”
Stephanie explained that she was trying to check on the family without bombarding Bliss with messages during an already stressful time. Bliss assured her that the support wasn’t annoying at all and revealed that one of Stephanie’s suggestions actually helped when Hendrix’s medicine wasn’t doing enough.
“No, but it was so sweet, and I really appreciated that. And the medicine wasn’t working, and she was like, ‘Oh, try the cool cloth,’ which actually helped with medicine. So thank you.”
Stephanie clarified that she had suggested placing the cloth on the back of Hendrix’s neck. Bliss once again thanked her and made it clear that something so simple meant a lot while she was dealing with one of the scariest moments she had experienced as a mother.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah. And so that meant so much to me. Thank you for that. It was so sweet.”
Hendrix ultimately got the medical attention she needed, but Bliss made it pretty clear that knowing febrile seizures can happen in young children doesn’t prepare a parent for actually witnessing one. Seeing her daughter turn blue and stop breathing was the moment that turned an already scary fever into something she won’t soon forget.
Can you imagine what was going through Alexa Bliss’ mind when Hendrix suddenly stopped breathing? Let us know what you think in the comments.
