Jackson Prep football player dies
Walker Wilbanks had been hospitalized since he fell ill during the game, school officials said. While in the emergency room, Wilbanks suffered a seizure.
Dr. Joe Pressler said Wilbanks suffered hyponatremia, a sodiumpatagonia down sweater full zip hoody water imbalance.
During a news conference Monday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Pressler said the loss of sodium was caused by Wilbanks sweating during a game Friday night. patagonia wetsuits online shopHe lost more sodium than was being replenished as he tried to rehydrate on the sidelines. As sodium levels dropped, water shifted from Wpatagonia better sweater vest stonewash1ilbanks blood to his brain.
His brain swelled so much so that the skull caused compression of his brain and this occurred due to a shift of sodium, actually water, into and out of the brain tissue, Pressler said.
A letter was sent to parents Monday telling them of Wilbanks death.
My heart is broken as I write this letter to you. I am reaching out to share, we have been notified by the family of the passdiscount patagonia mensing of Walker Wilbanks. Since our home football game against Oxford High School, the singular focus of this community has been prayer. We have been on our knees in prayer individually, in prayer circles, at houses of worship and here on campus. We have been praying fervently for a miracle that the health and well being of our beloved friend and student, Walker, would be restored, said Jackson Prep headmaster patagonia better sweater vest stonewash3Jason Walton. Todaypatagonia better sweater paintbrush red, opatagonia better sweater vest stonewashur prayers continue to be with David, Shelia and Landon an d the rest of the extended Wilbanks family, as well as Walker s friends here at Prep and beyond.
Counselors were at the school Mondaypatagonia quilt again vest review to speak with students.
Prayer vigils were held over the weekend to support the junior guard and defensive tackle. A statement from the school said more than a thousand people gathered there Saturday night for a prayer vigil for Wilbanks. Another vigil was held Sunday.
The school has suspended sports and other school relpatagonia outlet online shoppingated activities indefinitely.
Walker was a member of the football, baseball and track teams, school officials said.
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