Girl Whose Disembowelment Led To Pool Legislation Dies

[Mugu]

OMAHA, Neb. -- A 6-year-old girl who underwent a rare transplant surgery after her intestines were sucked out in a swimming pool has died in an Omaha hospital.

Abigail Taylor's family said she died Thursday evening. Bob Bennett is an attorney for the Taylor family. He said Abigail's parents were with her when she died at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

NMC's Paul Baltes confirmed to KETV NewsWatch 7 that Abigail died at the hospital, where she has been under care since the operation. Baltes was not sure whether an autopsy or exact cause of death would be released to the public.



Abigail was injured when she sat on a pool drain, and its powerful suction ripped out part of her intestinal tract on June 29. She underwent transplant surgery in December at the Nebraska hospital to receive a new small bowel, liver and pancreas.


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[alfredo]

1. So sad

[grannylib]

2. She had developed and was being treated for a rare form of cancer

that sometimes develops in transplant patients, according to what I read some time ago in the Minneapolis Star/Tribune; they covered the story pretty consistently. The incident that caused her injury happened here in Minnesota.
How sad, indeed. I've lost a child myself, and it's the most unnatural, horrible thing.

[DesertRat]

6. I'm sorry for your loss, Granny

I can't imagine the pain.

[grannylib]

7. Aww, thank you, DesertRat...didn't really mean to make this about

me, but thank you.
I couldn't conceive of the depth of it all myself until I was there; wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
But we're doing OK. We have our moments/hours/days sometimes, but we're keeping on keeping on :-)

[zanne]

9. grannylib; I admire your fortitude.

Strong people are the ones who don't really want to talk about their troubles. Bless you.

[grannylib]

13. Thanks, zanne...as I said, we have our moments, but this isn't

one of them *lol*
And there are always those who have it much worse; I do try to keep my own damn whining to a minimum - I'm not a huge fan of bitter unhappy people, so I guess it's best to try not to BE one too! :-)

[Mojambo]

3. Exactly why you can't wait for the free market to "correct" corporate behavior.

Such a goddamn shame.

[Liberal In Texas]

4. And why there should be puntative damages to

make companies think twice about not fixing problems they know exist.

[northernsoul]

15. No! No! We've gotta have "tort reform!"

So corporations can be safe from any form of accountability in our civil justice system!

:sarcasm:

[connecticut yankee]

5. But the Repukes

attack the "greedy Trial Lawyers" like John Edwards who handled a similar case.

[BreweryYardRat]

8. How the hell does a pool drain suck out your internal organs?

I find the mechanics of that mind-boggling. Could someone explain, please?

[pansypoo53219]

11. i always liked

hanging in front of those things. that poor girl.
thank god for lawyers like edwards.

[Missy Vixen]

17. I love John Edwards

He's an advocate for those who need one.

>thank god for lawyers like edwards.<

Absolutely. People complain about lawyers, but there are many who work daily to win justice for their very deserving clients.

Julie

[grannylib]

14. She sat on it and became stuck due to the force of the suction and

it ruptured her rectum and sucked part of her intestines out through the rectum.
If I understand and remember the reporting correctly, that is...my apologies if not.

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. I was just thinking of her last night! I was in the tub and got my hand

stuck on the drain as I was letting the water out. Made me think of this poor baby and what she went through.

I am so sorry for everything she and her family went through. :cry:

[lonestarnot]

12. Ahhhh. Poor little soul.

What a horrible nightmare she experienced.

[orleans]

16. heartbreaking. n/t

[Bluebear]

18. Poor baby :(

How sad.

[SoCalDem]

19. Poor little girl.. I had a high school friend who almost drowned

when her long hair got sucked into a drain at the pool.. Luckily for her a lifeguard knew exactly what to do.. he dove in with scissors and chopped her hair off.. she had a weird haircut, but she was alive.. He said afterward that it "happened all the time".:eyes:

[question everything]

20. R.I.P, Abigail Taylor

Such a sad, short life. And yet, I think that her passing was a blessing. She was destined to miserable life constantly being medicated and operated on.

What beautiful face, what a charming smile.

May you rest in peace.