Coach Kill Press Conference - 9/17/2013

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Iceland12 said:
All kidding aside G.I.I., we sit on the Visitors' side across from the Gopher bench. We had a number of people around us Saturday that hadn't seen Kill have a seizure. Maybe they hadn't even seen a game yet at TCF. They were visually and verbally pretty shook-up and worried about Kill. We "regulars" talked to those around us and calmed people down, but they were bothered by it, they were scared for the Coach. Can't say that we weren't a little scared for him too when it looked like the seizures were continuing even on the stretcher when he was being carried out.

Souhan's line about protecting people from watching Kill "flopping on the ground" demeaned the people who just were "going to a ball game" and had genuine concern for the health of a guy who looked like he was going through hell.
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And you handled it well. All of us were scared the first time because we didn't know what was going on. But when it happens, we make sure he gets on the stretcher once it stops and make sure we let first timers know that these things can happen and that the staff knows what to do to keep him safe during the seizure and that unless he hits his head, he is likely to be fine but tired after the seizure and the rest of the coaching staff and the kids know what to do.

Its easy to be afraid of something that you don't know about, but its also easy to help others around you undertand the situation and to become knowledgeable. Fear can be dealt with by understanding. Good job for helping other people understand what is going on. We need more of that, not just at football games and not just about coach Kill's malady.
 

GopherInPittsburgh said:
Souhan doesn't show up...

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I'm sure he missed the press conference only because he had to work out...
 





lexicalNinja said:
And you handled it well. All of us were scared the first time because we didn't know what was going on. But when it happens, we make sure he gets on the stretcher once it stops and make sure we let first timers know that these things can happen and that the staff knows what to do to keep him safe during the seizure and that unless he hits his head, he is likely to be fine but tired after the seizure and the rest of the coaching staff and the kids know what to do.

Its easy to be afraid of something that you don't know about, but its also easy to help others around you undertand the situation and to become knowledgeable. Fear can be dealt with by understanding. Good job for helping other people understand what is going on. We need more of that, not just at football games and not just about coach Kill's malady.
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Another thing to understand is that, after a major episode he needs to have a blood test, when he leaves for the hospital it's routine.
 

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