‘Spooky’ Cell Phone Scare
It’s two o’clock in the morning and suddenly a loud bang woke me. Something fell from my closet shelf to the floor. I grabbed my cell phone that I have set on pink noise to help me sleep and suddenly it stopped working. The battery icon showed no charge, then flashed to full charge, back to no charge, full charge and so on. I wasn’t able to power the phone down, but then it powered down by itself. I decided I was too tired to keep trying to figure it out so I went to back to bed. Within a minute, the phone turned on by itself, then back off, then on again. It was as if something or someone had taken over this phone. I attempted to turn it off, but it had other intentions. It turned itself back on. I thought, “Could I maybe have hit the restart in my sleepy state?” So, I attempted again being extra cautious that I turned it to power off. Once again, the phone restarted and we continued to volley back and forth for several rounds.
I decided that the only way to make sure this process stopped was to remove the battery from the phone. And am I glad I did! The battery was bulging. The problem lied in the battery and not the software.
How many times have we heard of batteries starting fires or melting phones? I believe that the item that fell from my closet was a warning to wake up from the Big Man above. If I hadn’t woken up, there may have been a serious problem or maybe even a fire. The phone did not show any sign of a problem until I needed to pick it up to use it for a light in the darkness. I believe someone was watching over me last night.
There are two other cell phone warnings that I’d like to share regarding the charging connection to your cell phone and the use of our old phones for children.
First, the charging connection on your phone where the cord directly connects to your phone can become loose after time. I’ve had two cell phones where this has happened and they are less than two years old. When this happens, the charging connection isn’t secure, and therefore, the phone does not get a complete charge. I’ve read that these charging mechanisms can be replaced and would recommend doing so if this happens to your phone. Not charging correctly may cause damage to the battery.
Secondly, so many of us use these old cell phones for our children’s use and keep them plugged in and charging in their bedrooms at night. The older these phones are, the more susceptible to battery dangers they will have. And, PLEASE do not let them charge in their bedrooms overnight as they are safety hazards. If you choose to use these old phones for the kids, please update these batteries.
When using cell phones for the children, keep in mind that the WiFi is not conducive to sound sleep or good health. WiFi emits EMFs (electromagnetic fields) which more and more research points to mental and physical health challenges. As stated in a Natural News article: “The [California Department of Health] guidelines stressed on mounting evidence that cell phone radiation may increase the odds of developing cancer, attention and mental health disorders and reproductive health issues.”
In conclusion, the safest and wisest methods of using cell phones is to turn them off at nighttime and charge them during the daytime when you are available to monitor them. And stay at least an arm’s length away from them as often as possible.