Boy drops dead at home making 'growling' sound after complaining of headache
A teenage boy dropped dead in the living room on New Year's Eve after complaining of a headache - and his distraught mum found him bleeding from the mouth and making a "growling" sound.
Makhi Jackson, 16, was at home with his mum Matika, making a snack on December 31 when his head banged against the glass table. Matika rushed to find her son unconscious, bleeding from the mouth as she called an ambulance. It is possible Makhi suffered an aneurysm but Matika is still awaiting an explanation regarding her son’s death.
Matika said: “I found my son making a sound I will never be able to get out of my mind. It was almost like a growling sound.” The heartbroken mother added: “It was just a normal day and he just collapsed.” Matika also started chest compressions as she waited for emergency services, and was forced to wait in hospital watching the decline of her son.
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His mother said she will never be able to get how she found her son out of her mind (YouTube/11Alive)She told 11 ALIVE : “There was nothing else I can do and I just don’t understand.” Makhi later died in hospital despite the efforts of emergency workers.
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The mom, from Atlanta, Georgia mother started a GoFundMe page which at the time of writing is at $14,700 ( £11,500 ) of its $15,000 (£11,700) target. "This has shaken my family and kids to our very core," his mum Matika said onthe GoFundMe page. "I never thought I would have to bury my son, especially not so young. I am lost. I'm trying to remain positive but this is hard,'' Matika said.
''This has shaken my family and kids to our very core. I am lost. I'm trying to remain positive but this is hard. The stress of not knowing how I'll be able to bury him is even worse. If you can, any and all donations are appreciated.”
16 year old Makhi died after collapsing on New Years Eve (GoFundme)
(YouTube/11Alive)On January 4, Matika added to the post to thank the 395 donors for their goodwill. Matika wrote: “I want to thank you all for your donations and words of encouragement. Knowing that my son was loved by so many has helped ease some of my pain. I am truly grateful and thankful. Because his passing was unexpected it has been hard to understand and truly wrap my head around everything but I'm praying for strength. Thank you all again!!”
Although it is suspected the 16-year-old died of a brain aneurysm this is extremely rare for young people, and it is caused by an inflated blood vessel due to weak vessel walls. According to the NHS a brain aneurysm rarely causes any symptoms unless it bursts and they will occasionally cause symptoms if “they're particularly large or press against tissues or nerves inside the brain.”
Symptoms of an unruptured brain aneurysm can include visual disturbances, pain above or around your eye, numbness or weakness on one side of your face, difficulty speaking, headaches, loss of balance and difficulty concentrating or problems with short-term memory.
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