Tag: Medical Complication
Lasik Blamed In PA Officer, 26, Suicide: 'He Left A Note Saying It Took Everything From Him'
A Pennsylvania police officer’s suicide is raising urgent questions about the hidden risks of LASIK eye surgery, a procedure often marketed as safe, fast, and life-changing.
For 26-year-old Ryan Kingerski, it was all of those things — but not in the way he hoped.
“It just … it ruined his life. Ruined it. Completely ruined his life in 12 seconds,” said his father, Tim Kingerski, in an interview with WTAE Pittsburgh.
‘Witty, Charming, Smart’
Ryan, of Monroeville, was described as joyful, loyal, and magnetic. A graduate of Duquesne University and Central Catholic High School, he served for th…
Routine Tonsillectomy Turns Deadly For Fredericksburg Boy
A Fredericksburg boy died weeks before his 9th birthday due to complications of a tonsillectomy, his family said on social media.
The boy's dad, Rich Shircliff, on Facebook, said that he had a tonsillectomy on Monday, Jan. 13, "and while everything initially seemed fine, he began experiencing complications on Wednesday morning."
Joe Shircliff
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Joe was rushed to the hospital but returned home that night. The family thought the worst was over, however, then Joe suffered yet another hemorrhage, and this time, he went into cardiac arrest in the ambulance, his father said.
For ove…
'She Was A Survivor:' Loved Ones Mourn Loss Of Woman, 32, Killed By Train In Garfield
Tara Yannette was a survivor.
She was a two-time liver transplant recipient. She was nine months sober. The 32-year-old Wallington resident had a new boyfriend, Richard Black, and the two were in love.
Courtesy of Richard Black
But on Wednesday, July 3, Tara died by suicide, throwing herself in front of a train near the Plauderville Station in Garfield, behind her boyfriend's home, loved ones and NJ Transit officials tell Daily Voice.
"She was a beautiful girl and for whatever reason, something snapped in her mind," said Tara's mother, Cheryl Fedor. "I wish she would have reached ou…
School, Family Mourning Death Of 17-Year-Old Student In Region
Friends and family are mourning the loss of a 17-year-old boy from the region who died from a medical complication.
"It is with profound sadness that I write this letter to let you know that one of our high school students, Javon Islam, passed away from a medical complication on the evening of Monday, May 22," said Dr. Patrick Sullivan, Superintendent of the Liberty Central School District in Sullivan County.
Javon, of Liberty, was a high school student when he died, officials said.
"Jovan Islam was a light, he shone bright in the lives of those who loved him," said Ronda Ottino who s…
