Inspirational Snohomish football player Ike Ditzenberger battles for his life
Originally published November 3, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Page modified November 3, 2012 at 8:37 PM Ditzenberger, the football player with Down syndrome who became an internet sensation in 2010, is battling a serious case of pneumonia.
Page modified November 3, 2012 at 8:37 PM Ditzenberger, the football player with Down syndrome who became an internet sensation in 2010, is battling a serious case of pneumonia.
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The video of Snohomish football player Ike Ditzenberger's touchdown against Lake Stevens in September 2010 has received more than 2 million views on YouTube.
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How to help: To help friends follow Ike Ditzenberger's recovery, his mother, Kay, created a web page at CaringBridge.org, named "Ike Ditzenberger." She updates the site daily.Youtube video from GameTimeVP
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SNOHOMISH — In those first frightening moments after he walked into Ike Ditzenberger's hospital room last week, all Mark Perry could focus on were the tubes. So many tubes sending food and insulin and pain killers into Ike's body.
Perry saw a tube taped to Ike's nostril and another sending air into Ike's lungs. Ike was hooked up to a heart monitor and his arms were bound by restraints, safeguards for those moments when Ike might get confused and restless and begin tugging at the cobweb of tubes.
"The whole thing was pretty hard to see," said Snohomish football coach Perry, who brought two of his players — his son, Tanner, a senior; and junior Garrett Stich — when he visited Ike last Wednesday night. "I think I'm a pretty tough guy, but seeing him lay in the bed was real tough."
Perry saw a tube taped to Ike's nostril and another sending air into Ike's lungs. Ike was hooked up to a heart monitor and his arms were bound by restraints, safeguards for those moments when Ike might get confused and restless and begin tugging at the cobweb of tubes.
"The whole thing was pretty hard to see," said Snohomish football coach Perry, who brought two of his players — his son, Tanner, a senior; and junior Garrett Stich — when he visited Ike last Wednesday night. "I think I'm a pretty tough guy, but seeing him lay in the bed was real tough."
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