My roommate is a grad student at State and had to be rushed to WakeMed on Friday. She was swimming laps at the gym (she's a triathelete) and had a seizure. Her heart stopped and she stopped breathing. They used a defibrillator and resuscitated her. Currently she's in a coma and on a respirator due to lung damage. The brain scan was thankfully normal. Fortunately her parents were able to fly down to be with her. Deanna and her family really need everyone's thoughts and prayers right now, the doctors are unsure of what will happen, this was just such a freak thing.

7/22/2007 7:21:26 AM

hope she'll be ok

7/22/2007 9:10:03 AM

The lifeguards and aquatic staff at the gym are top notch. The fact that they could resuscitate her at all (most attempts to resuscitate, despite what the movies show, are unsuccessful) and that she's currently alive is a testament to that fact.

I hope she will be ok. Please keep updated.

7/22/2007 3:09:07 PM

Sounds like she actually needs competent medical help.

7/22/2007 3:23:00 PM

7/22/2007 3:41:47 PM

im sorry to hear that, i hope she is ok

7/22/2007 3:44:38 PM

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"Sounds like she actually needs competent medical help."

shut up, asshole. she's obviously got that covered. there's only so much that can be done for people in comas. the rest is waiting, and luck.

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I'm sorry to hear about your friend, Lutra. i hope she'll be okay. i'm sure her family really appreciates all your support.




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7/22/2007 3:50:47 PM

that sucks man, keep us up to date

7/23/2007 1:10:08 AM

i'll be prayin for her... there's a lot to pray for these days...

7/23/2007 1:16:20 AM

there are two places id trust in NC with my life

Duke and Wakemed

maybe because i put my trust in them for my father and my mother respectively

great to hear shes at least still alive, heres to hoping she recovers completely

just goes to show no matter how healthy you are, at any time you can come close

7/23/2007 1:30:40 AM

7/23/2007 2:04:37 AM

hope she'll be okay.

7/23/2007 8:36:00 AM

Good luck to her, and good luck to you. I know this is hard on you and the family. Please keep us updated. WakeMed is a great facility, and the doctors and nurses there really do care about the patient and their family. That really does make a difference when you're going through something like this.

7/23/2007 8:45:49 AM

7/23/2007 9:13:08 AM

holy fuck, that sucks

7/23/2007 11:45:55 AM

She's doing better right now, or at least she's not getting any worse. They operated on her legs today to get blood flow circulating.

7/23/2007 6:07:56 PM

Mmm, you mind pagan prayers?

Do they know what caused it?

7/23/2007 6:23:57 PM

I know Deanna...I got an e-mail about this yesterday but it didn't have many details. I had no idea how she ended up in the NICU except that it was a near-drowning. Wow...I can't believe they had to resuscitate her. GG NCSU lifeguards, when I heard near-drowning I thought maybe they had fallen down on the job but that's clearly not the case. I'm glad the brain scan was okay. I'll be praying for her and her family. Where are they staying and do they have everything they need?

7/23/2007 8:34:45 PM

I'll put her in my prayers!

7/23/2007 10:24:22 PM

that's rough

hope everything buffs out for her

7/23/2007 10:29:59 PM

she'll be in my list

^ am i accidently stalking you ?

[Edited on July 23, 2007 at 10:30 PM. Reason : weird]

7/23/2007 10:30:20 PM

nah. that shit happens sometimes.

7/23/2007 11:31:13 PM

Any update?

8/7/2007 9:50:40 AM

There's a Technician article about this. Says she had to have a leg amputated.

8/7/2007 10:33:28 AM

^ That is really rough for a triathlete to lose her leg (assuming she'll wake from the coma and be fine). I'll say some prayers for her.

8/7/2007 11:54:19 AM

i'll put her in my prayers... hope things get better quickly

8/7/2007 4:23:18 PM

damn thats horrible...why would they amputate her leg if she had a seizure?

8/7/2007 4:45:14 PM

dumbnloaded obviously didn't read the thread.

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"They operated on her legs today to get blood flow circulating."

8/8/2007 7:17:32 PM