Daniel died suddenly in the Fall, and this week, there have been a couple of sudden deaths in boys. I wonder if the viruses which activate in the Fall, play a part in the loss of more children and teens from sudden arrhythmic death syndromes ? I wonder if anyone has even considered studying it. Sometimes I wonder if anyone but Corinne Ruiz and I even care.
Yesterday, 17 year old Luke Schlemm was playing football in Sharon Springs, Arkansas. He had just finished scoring the extra point after a touchtown, when he collapsed. An attempted stabilization was made at a local hospital and then Luke was taken to Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. Luke was determined to be brain dead and life support was removed on Wednesday.
Certainly, a full autopsy will be needed to determine Luke's cause of death. It will need to be determined as to whether an irregular heart rhythm caused a sudden death and brain damage or whether a tackle injured Luke's brain to the point of not being able to be resuscitated. However, the circumstances do indeed point to a sudden arrhythmic death. There are just too many of these. Daniel parted Earth seven years ago. Have we not made any progress in the detection of kids who could be Sudden Arrhythmic Death prone.
Our family sends condolences to the parents, family, friends and teammates of Luke Schlemm.
More info:
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/11/04/kansas-football-players-who-collapsed-on-field/
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