Health
Texas Family Mourns ‘Beautiful’ 15-Year-Old Girl After Tragic Sudden Death
Just before turning sixteen, a teenage girl in Texas passed away from a sudden heart attack, leaving her family in despair.
On Thursday, 15-year-old Kaitlynn Saunders was taken to the hospital. Nancy, her mother, summoned emergency services while she was at home.
On Tuesday, the young adolescent was supposed to celebrate turning sixteen. She attended Barbers Hill High School in the Houston suburb of Mount Belvieu.
The news that Kaitlynn had died of a heart attack startled her relatives. There were no warning symptoms or underlying conditions, they informed WTSP, the local CBS affiliate.
“All they said was that it happens within teenagers, not as often. One in a million. One in a thousand, it could happen, and that day it was just going to happen to her,” Nancy told WTSP.
“Should have taken me instead of her,” her father Nicholas told the outlet.
“Hardest thing in my life. Not from a heart attack at 15 years old,” he added.
At work, Nicholas got the heartbreaking call telling him of the enormous loss.
“I was freaking out, didn’t think it was real,” he recalled.
Her mother called her ‘amazing’, adding that she was compassionate and had a large heart.
Blake, Kaitlynn’s brother, described her as a “very great sister” and stated that he would most miss her voice.
Nancy told WTSP, “Hold your kids tight, always tell them you love them. Life takes them away for no reason. It’s not fair, but that’s life.”
Kaitlynn was a National Honour Society student who did exceptionally well in school. According to a GoFundMe description, she was initiated just one week prior to her passing.
The description went on to say, “She was full of life—athletic, funny, smart, and incredibly kind.”
“She loved flowers and Takis, enjoyed dancing and music, and cherished every moment with her family.”
Teenagers can have heart attacks, but they are quite uncommon, and the Cardio Metabolic Institute reports that the number of young individuals under 40 who have them has grown recently.
A high school student in Oklahoma unfortunately suffered a heart attack at the gym last March, was put on life support, and eventually passed away.
Between 2000 and 2016, the rate of heart attacks among younger patients rose by 2%.
Surprisingly, one in five heart attack victims is under 40. When recuperating from a heart attack, younger individuals are just as vulnerable as older patients.
Now Trending:
- Pay Attention To The Foods That Are Good Or Bad For Thyroid Cancer
- A Natural Treatment For Mental Health And Bone Pain
- The Forgotten Birthday—He Turned 89 Today, But No One Called
Please SHARE this story with Family and Friends and let us know what you think in comments!
