So sad

ash.flea

A kid from a local high school had a heat stroke yesterday.  He's in really bad condition -- his body temp was 108 when he got to the hospital & he was in cardiac arrest.  Now he's on dialysis.

He was at football practice, outside, and it was 106 degrees yesterday.  Word on the street is that he passed out once & the coach told him that he had to finish running laps when he came to.  Truly awful if that's true.

Anyway, send him some extra vibes if you have some.  His dad & DH work together, and DH said they called the family in once today already.  I can't imagine...

Lisa7

Oh my gosh, how awful. Unfortunately coaches push their kids too far a lot thinking it's good for them. This time it defiantly was not. Lots and lots of vibes

dani_girl08

That's awful.  It seems like there are stories like this every summer.  When are these coaches going to learn the limits with pushing these kids in the heat???  T&Ps for their family.

Mrs.S_0909

That's so sad.

DreamsBride411

omgosh...  That's terrible... major t & p for his family (and him too, of course).

Why do coaches do sh!t like that?!  I mean, is it really that important???

katers1279

That's horrible. 

I keep telling Brett our child won't play football and this is one of the reasons why.  The weather is just too much.

That coach can be sued...I hope he realizes that.

ludyjanboltz

That's so awful!  I feel bad for all the kids that have practice in this heat. 

sillybiochemist

Definitely keeping the kid and his family in my thoughts.  Professional sports teams and college teams are realizing this is an issue, so why can't high school coaches?  Even when I was in band in high school if the temps hit a certain number they pulled us from practice (in part because we practiced on black top b/c the football field was too precious for us to walk on).

Mrs_B_Sept08

that's so sad! Vibes for him & his family!