A household is praying for a miracle at a Fort Price hospital the place their cherished one is on life help.
Kin of Daniel Tamayo suspect he overdosed on the way in which to high school Monday. They are saying they don’t seem to be positive the way it occurred however know the 16-year-old caught the bus that morning and by no means made it residence.
“He was so considerate and candy. He all the time thought of everyone,” his sister Viviana Gutierrez informed NBC 5 exterior the hospital.
Earlier than the hospital, a bus cease in Arlington is the place they are saying they final noticed the son and brother.
They are saying he acquired on the bus at 8 a.m. Monday and about an hour later, his mother Alma Tamayo acquired a life-changing telephone name.
“The varsity had known as my mother and let her know that it was an emergency to go to the hospital,” defined Gutierrez.
What occurred between the time the 16-year-old acquired on the bus and when he arrived at Tarrant County’s Juvenile Justice Various Training Program is unclear.
Fort Price Police say they responded to a name a few boy who’d probably overdosed on a college bus and was not respiration.
He was taken to an grownup hospital after which dropped at Prepare dinner Youngsters’s with extreme mind swelling.
“They did a CT scan earlier than seeing him and his mind was so swollen that they weren’t capable of do nothing for my Danny,” stated Gutierrez, crying.
Tamayo has failed two commonplace mind demise assessments since then.
His household says the hospital plans to disconnect him from life help, however they need extra time.
“He is robust, my Danny’s robust. I do know he’s going to be okay, however I want extra individuals to wish for him,” stated Gutierrez.
Prepare dinner Youngsters’s Well being Care System stated in a press release Thursday morning:
“The affected person was transferred to Prepare dinner Youngsters’s from one other hospital system on April 1 with extreme mind swelling. He’d had a protracted cardiac arrest regardless of aggressive makes an attempt to revive him. Sadly, his mind went a very long time with out oxygen.
Along with an ordinary mind demise check, our physicians have gone to further lengths, on the household’s request, together with consulting with exterior physicians and offering further neurological testing past the usual established medical protocols. The outcomes had been in line with earlier mind demise findings. At the moment, we’re working with the household to return to a decision and can respect the privateness of this affected person and household.“
A second mind demise check was carried out Thursday afternoon. Outcomes of this check had been in line with earlier findings of mind demise, the hospital stated.
For now, the household stays on the hospital, praying for a miracle. Durham Faculty Providers supplies transportation for the Juvenile Justice Various Training Program.
Thursday, an organization spokesperson stated they perceive the tragedy that has occurred however declined to remark additional citing the continued police investigation.
