A charming eight-year-old cheerleader inNebraskahas passed away following a severe brain hemorrhage, with her parents asserting that her coaches and physician are responsible.
According to her family, Reese Bryan was required by her cheerleading coaches to execute flips, handsprings, and tumbling routines even though she had a recognized neurological disorder.
The young girl also had a brain tumor that her parents claimed was not detected in part because a physician declined to request an imaging test for her.
Bryan was part of the Omaha Elite Cheer squad, and she was required to perform at aKansasA city competition took place a few weeks before her passing, as reported by her family.
Their grievance claims that the coaches also did not assist Bryan after she collapsed at their location nine days later, on January 29, 2024, and instead observed her 'suffering' while leaving her 'alone and hidden behind mats'.
Bryan experienced a range of concerning symptoms such as vomiting and facial paralysis, and her mother took her to the hospital that day when she picked her up, where she stayed until passing away on February 23, 2024.
Her parents claimed the company did not dial 911 even though they were aware that Reese had a 'neurological condition'. The specific name of the condition is not mentioned in the legal document.
"Elite and its management, staff, and representatives were aware from previous incidents that Reese's vomiting during cheer or tumbling required immediate hospital transportation," the statement said.complaint seen in the Daily Mail states.
The proprietors, trainers, and staff are also said to have warned that the young girl would be taken out of some of her top flyer roles "if she did not sufficiently perform and engage in tumbling and other tasks."
Following their daughter's collapse and vomiting on January 29, 2024, Bryan's parents brought her to her pediatrician, Dr. Lars Vanderbur.
As stated in the complaint, Bryan experienced 'dizziness, horizontal nystagmus, drooping of the right eye, and tested positive for strep throat.'
She was prescribed antibiotics, yet her symptoms continued, prompting her father to take her back to the doctor's office.
Nevertheless, Vanderbur identified the girl as suffering from 'post-infection fatigue' and declined to conduct brain imaging tests even though 'all these symptoms' were present, according to court records.
"She didn't undergo an MRI, a CAT scan, anything," her mother, Amanda Bryan, said.KETV.
Then, nine days afterward, shereported experiencing 'dizziness, unsteadiness, inability to stand, inability to walk...inability to hear,' and 'showed facial asymmetry similar to a stroke on January 29, 2024,' the complaint stated.
"The left side of her face was sagging," Bryan's mother said to KETV.
She was speaking unclearly. She was unable to remain upright. She was trembling violently. She felt extremely cold.
The complaint stated that, "despite all these symptoms," Bryan was "left alone" by her cheerleading coaches and "hidden behind mats," with other team members instructed by staff not to go near her.
The court document stated that Bryan endured as the minutes went by, facing a progressively worsening and irreversible neurological injury due to her brain hemorrhage.
She experienced increasingly severe neurological harm while lying alone, eyes closed... and unable to move on Elite Cheer's mat.
Bryan's mother stated, "If you had witnessed what I encountered, anyone with common sense would have looked at our child and realized she required assistance immediately."
It was at that moment the young girl was taken to the hospital by her mother, and she stayed there for three weeks until she died on February 23, 2024.
She was truly remarkable," Amanda Bryan said to KETV. "She was a top-tier cheerleader and very talented for her age of eight, not to mention her skills as a softball player as well.
Her enthusiasm was so infectious. Everyone claimed she was their closest friend," she added. "There isn't a single day that goes by without me thinking about her. I wish she were still here because she deserves to be.
Bryan was honored on aGoFundMepage as a 'vibrant, affectionate, lovely, thoughtful, generous, rhythm of an athlete, intelligent, EXTRAORDINARY young girl.'
Her obituary stated: 'Re Re was an extraordinary eight-year-old girl who left a lasting mark on everyone who knew her. She had a brief life, but her influence was immense.'
Reese was a unique and gifted kind-hearted girl! She embraced life completely with a contagious smile, a touch of sassy attitude, and showed no fear.
She became the cheerleader and softball player she was due to her boldness. She didn't have any other way of thinking. She was simply being Reese. She had that 'IT' factor, yet she didn't concern herself with it at all. Reese enjoyed just being a child.
Bryan's parents have alleged in their lawsuit that Elite Cheer is responsible for causing Bryan physical pain, mental distress, increased discomfort, and deterioration of her neurological condition, as well as neurological harm due to the delay in receiving emergency treatment.
Elite Cheer's legal representatives stated to KETV: "Elite Cheer was profoundly saddened by Reese's death, and their thoughts and prayers continue to be with the Bryan family."
Because of continuous legal matters, Elite Cheer cannot provide further statements. In consideration of the Bryan family and their desire for privacy, Elite Cheer chooses not to make any additional remarks.
Pediatric Doctors spoke to the outlet on behalf of Vanderbur: "Pediatric Doctors does not make comments regarding ongoing legal cases."
Our main focus is to ensure secure, top-notch treatment, which we aim to offer to each child we assist. We are thinking of this family.
The accusation alleged that Elite Cheer, its staff, and Vanderbur were responsible for medical malpractice and negligence. The bereaved parents have asked for a trial by jury.
"We really desire justice for Reese," her mother said.
No defendant has submitted official responses.
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