Eric Garners daughter on life support in ICU after suffering heart attack
Source: NY Daily News
The oldest daughter of Eric Garner — who has become an advocate against police brutality since her dad’s death — suffered a heart attack Saturday night and was in critical condition on Christmas Eve, family members told the Daily News.
Erica Garner, whose father died in 2014 when NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo placed him in a chokehold on Staten Island, was on life support in ICU in a Brooklyn hospital, the family said.
The 27-year-old mother of two is unable to breathe on her own, family said. Esaw Snipes-Garner, Erica’s mother, told The News her daughter’s condition was grave but the family hadn’t given up hope. “(She) is still with us. She’s fighting,” the mom said.
Snipes-Garner said her daughter’s cardiac arrest was brought on by an asthma attack Saturday night. Erica, already the mom of an 8-year-old daughter, gave birth to a boy in August, Snipes-Garner said. She named him Eric, after her dad, family said.
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Erica is a long-time Twitter Friend of ours and this is so sad to read at this hour, on this day - Christmas Day. As a Mother of 2, Activist, Freedom Fighter and Keeper of her Late Father's Everglowing Flame, Erica is in our prayers tonight and hopefully -- yours too.
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This is horrible. I hope with all my heart she will somehow survive.
Her family has been through too much and so has she.
I shed a tear especially for those two little kids on what should be a happy day.
We hope she has the best doctors, plenty of supportive friends, a speedy recovery and that she can continue her good work.
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what a horrendous thing to happen to that family...
My hopes and thoughts are with them.
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The family must be going out of their minds.
I wish them all some good news and Erica will pull through.
for her.
I hope she recovers.
