Mike Leach taken to hospital and has passed away
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Unfortunately, oxygen tanks are useless in these cases.
It takes a defibrillator to restart the heart.
I know. Unfortunately my family has been through this very same thing.
Pray for the family.
Saw that they have taken him off life support, just a matter of time now so sad
Yep. If you’re not breathing oxygen doesn’t do you any good. Sad. Sorry you’ve been through it too.
They want all the family together. Gonna be a sad week guys.
The entire college football world is already in mourning over these events
If there's a more loved college football coach across all programs, I don't know who it might be.
I had a cousin that was on life support and was diagnosed as brain dead at UT a few years ago. I stayed in his room with him until his parents and children flew up from Florida so they could see him before they removed the life support. I would occasionally talk to him, not sure why. It was hard knowing that he would be gone in a few hours. My heart goes out to the Leach family.
All I know right now is that it’s Monday December 12th at 10:43 pm and he is still alive. I don’t wanna hear anything else. God is at work, fixing him and sending him back to his family. He needs a miracle and God is going to give him
One. Keep praying, it’s going to be ok.
One. Keep praying, it’s going to be ok.
It’d have to be like Saban or Spurrier. Lots of guys respect and like them. But I terms of sheer likability Mike Leach is almost unbeatable.
I hope so. When both of my parents were about gone I asked the Father for them to be restored and life a full life or take them home. God took them home. His timing and healing are perfect.
I’m sure he heard you. Spirit has a funny way of knowing. When Mom was in and out of her spells during that last hellacious month of her life. She mentioned one nurse that was so kind to her that she had no way of knowing what she looked like. But she told me and damn if she wasn’t close.
I tried to track down all of Mom’s good nurses. The ones that called me because they knew I could check in every hour like I wanted. The ones that sat and talked to her for awhile. Some of them are really awesome people. Of course she had some not so good ones too. And those were the long nights.
I hate this for the Leach family. I know close to what they’re going through. I spent way too many late nights in hospital rooms and driving home by myself in tears during that December to January. I still won’t drive overnight or late at night during this month because of it. Hurts.
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Just not fair man…….
But this made me smile a bit….and so did this.
And this is the truest of all….
Damn it Mike. We love ya.
I appreciate the optimism, but he's in palliative care. He went 15 - 20 minutes without oxygen. He's brain dead. They are waiting for all main family members to arrive to say their goodbyes before pulling the plug. So while he may be technically alive, the Mike Leach we know is gone.
Until he’s gone, I await a miracle. But I know the Fathers will is absolute. And that His will no matter how painful for us at times, is always perfect.
Anticipatory grief. Went through it with both my parents. Terminal illnesses suck.
I think he would of came here to coach if asked. He was always respectful of UK. Prayers for the coach and his whole family.
Been there with my dad, and you are correct.
Even a defibrillator is only useful for certain rhythms, and the automatic type you usually see in public is more limited than a manual unit like a Zoll you'd find on a crash cart or on the EMS buggy. Now I am ACLS certified, but I do not work in critical care and have to date never run a code on a living person. You really want someone trained in giving good chest compressions, someone to assess rhythm and shock if warranted, someone to ventilate, and someone to push drugs. In a situation without trained pros and equipment, CPR and AED would be the first line of treatment until emergency services arrives.
10-15 minutes without perfusion indicates he was alone / inaccesible when this happened, or whomoever was with him was not able to perform CPR and rescue breathing. The survival statistics even with that aren't great, but they are skewed by it being done often on patients who are in very poor condition at baseline, or after too much damage has already occured. Despite his apparent deteriorated health, I feel it would've improved the chances of a better outcome. Effective CPR can even be done by a previously untrained person with proper instuctions from a trained dispatcher over the phone.
I learned how to perform CPR in middle school. It should be a requirement. I haven't been in school for awhile now so I don't know if they still teach it.
I always wanted him as our coach. I wish UK would have hired him instead of Joker Phillips but it was not to be.
We sure missed the boat on that one.
Very sad to read this. Thoughts and prayers to the Leach family in this difficult time.
I have spoken with someone who took a mortar explosion to their head and body, lost brain matter, and was "clinically dead" at least 3 times with little oxygen to their brain for many minutes. They lived over 40 years after that event without losing much if their memory or cognitive ability. Miracles do happen, even if they don't in this instance. Medicine isn't always the final say in these matters.
Still praying for him
Still praying for him
RIP, always wished he’d been hired as the head coach here! Knew he could do great things. Prayers to his family.
Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61
Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach died Monday following complications from a heart condition, university officials said Tuesday in a statement. He was 61.
RIP
hailstate.com
MSU Bulldog family, college football community mourns the death of Coach Mike Leach - Mississippi State
Mississippi State University Head Football Coach Michael Charles "Mike" Leach passed away last night (Monday, Dec. 12) at the University of Mississippi Medic...
This is the absolute worst thing to wake up to. I hope he went peacefully and that his family has peace through this grieving process.
Remember to get check-up by a Dr every 6 months and take care of your mental health. The world we live in- especially America- can be stressful and cause mental and physical complications. Sorry to go off on a tangent but I’m a Nurse and see this way too often. RIP coach
Remember to get check-up by a Dr every 6 months and take care of your mental health. The world we live in- especially America- can be stressful and cause mental and physical complications. Sorry to go off on a tangent but I’m a Nurse and see this way too often. RIP coach
From FootballScoop. He gave to the very end:
His family has announced that Mike Leach died late last night noting his final act of charity was participating in organ donation. Leach was a good and faithful servant until the end. A life well lived Mike. God bless and rest in peace.
His family has announced that Mike Leach died late last night noting his final act of charity was participating in organ donation. Leach was a good and faithful servant until the end. A life well lived Mike. God bless and rest in peace.
