I wanted to respond on blog but having problems n regards to Cynthia's story... I thought u might enjoy this...Alisa Wilson from what I know started to help with CPR but this woman came from no where n took over (apparently Alisa continued to support Katie's head while Dr sharma n this unknown woman did CPR)..but what I thought u would enjoy hearing is this: all of us are pretty familiar with all students n staff n people we see daily walking through campus..especially my crew which 2 of my guys were there with Katie! This lady has been named God's sister angel because with all the people out there witnessing this (many people were there) NOT A SOUL KNEW that lady nor seen her before...we swear she brought to your daughter at that time to help her! If this helps the Dr who helped her is Ashish Sharma.. he is a resident n the implant or Prosthodontic program..
Sounds like there may be 2 women involved or one woman and an angel!
Specifically tonight let's pray that she be able to get off the respirator tomorrow and her vomiting stop. Thanks everyone. Vickie.
I know who the woman who gave CPR to Katie is. She works with me in the School of Medicine, and her name is Dr. Tamara Shankel. She's the Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Education, and a pediatrician who works in the transplant clinic. On October 1, a medical student came running into our office and said a young woman had collapsed in the parking lot outside between the School of Dentistry and Coleman Pavilion, and would she please come and help, as they didn't know what to do for her and she wasn't breathing. Dr. Shankel raced out the door to the rescue. When she came back, she said that the young woman had seized in the parking lot, and when she arrived had no pulse and was turning "dusky" blue, and that she and another physician had performed CPR on her (she did the breathing while he did the chest compressions) until the paramedics arrived. She knew that she and the other physician had probably saved the girl's life. She will be thrilled to know that Katie is alive and recovering!
ReplyDeleteI don't know Katie. I was told about this blog by my husband, Peter Cress, who is a friend of DJ Eick, who has been posting on Facebook about Katie's progress. On a whim, Peter clicked on her link to this blog and when he read this story, he remembered my having told him about a person Dr. Shankel had helped in the parking lot that same day. He sent me the link, and when I read your account, I knew it was the same person. It really is a small world!