Leach had a massive heart attack. Saved him but not good for him. Hope the
Best for him
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to him and his family. Way too young!
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the hospital has transitioned to a comfort/hospice care rather than trying to save him. Said he's been unresponsive since this happened.
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RJHokie
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Prayers for him and the family. Always liked his “craziness”.
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Sixties I think
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He's truly one of the great all-time characters in college football history, quotable to the max. Prayers to his family right now.
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Here's the story from the Mississippi Clarion Ledger
Link:
Mike Leach
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That detail and the mention of siezures...sounds like he probably has anoxic brain injury.
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Hokie`79
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artificially (cpr) induced.
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Made complete recovery. Family was warned of the possible result.
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The article said he had NO medical attention for 10-15 minutes....
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I think unresponsive to CPR.
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Tabb: Wonder if you're willing to share more about this
If you'd rather not...I understand completely...and no explanation is needed.
I'm a part-time running coach...and these stories always catch my eye. I'm always curious to learn from them.
Were there underlying conditions that got him into trouble with his fitness routine? What was the personal best that he was attempting? Was he simply attempting something that he wasn't really ready for?
I'm very sorry for your loss. Must have been a horrible shock to your church community.
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There was no known underlying condition, father of 10, about 60 years old, and worked out at the gym on a regular basis. Had just completed his personal best on the treadmill, but I don’t have any details on that. Lead pastor for a multi location church. Family was cautioned on what state he might be in if he survived, which he did fully, and was back in the pulpit in less than a year.
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Excellent update! Kind of you to share.
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our living room.
In and out of conscious with her doing CPR for 30+ minutes. A half hour at house in ambulance to stabilize, then transported a mile to fire house to wait for medical helicopter. Was at fire house close to hour to continue stabilized because Helo would not take off until they were at a certain stabilization point to lift off.
Guy survive, but red lined a few days later in hospital. He got pace maker first thing next day after red lining. Full recovery.
I will say my brother's friend went down with no CPR for 15 minutes and he became brain dead where is wife had to decide to remove him from life support.
For Leach, It is not clear if someone was not doing CPR until the EMT's got there. Hell, my wife was reminded of her training by the 911 operator since it had been decades since she took the class, but had been certified for a decade or so where she went annually for refresher.
From article:
but did not receive medical attention for between 10 to 15 minutes. EMTs used a defibrillator machine and delivered multiple shocks to restore normal heart rhythm.
** Edited by VaTechie at 12/12/2022, 1:09:21 PM
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And there is a common misuse of saying Heart Attack (MI) when it is really a cardiac arrest. They can have vastly different outcomes.
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Technik
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If he had survived, he would have been a vegetable. This is a mercy, given what happened.
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