Almost lost my 1 yr old (he's 2 now) to asthma. Was on a vent for 8 days

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Aug 31, 2023
7:21:12am

HoustonCougar All-American

Almost lost my 1 yr old (he's 2 now) to asthma. Was on a vent for 8 days

and I'd resigned myself to him not making it. He's the light of my life.

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Time

Son of Brady Poppinga passed away (severe asthma attack)

SUAVO

8/30/23 9:44pm

That's horrible. Makes the start of football feel small.

darkcoug

8/30/23 9:47pm

Life is fragile

SUAVO

8/30/23 9:48pm

This is horrible

DavisCoCoug

8/30/23 9:48pm

Tragic. So sad.

8/30/23 9:52pm

He was hoping to play at BYU

Level43

8/30/23 9:53pm

Must be, Brady only had one son.

8/30/23 9:55pm

Dennis and Vicki are in your ward…Do you live in Midway Utah?

7FootRussian

8/30/23 10:22pm

So sad, my prayers are with the Poppinga family

icecougar

8/31/23 9:12am

I don’t think I could deal with that

chazen

8/30/23 10:05pm

We don’t have a choice. Life forces us to deal with it. But I understand the sentiment.

Brisco

8/30/23 11:55pm

We do know God won't give us challenges we can't overcome. For some people,

crack

8/31/23 9:19am

My understanding of this has changed as I’ve dealt with challenges. Maybe

8/31/23 1:16pm

My son died in a plane crash 3 yrs ago. We’re still trying to deal with it. He

Coug-Ida

8/31/23 12:51pm

I can't even imagine losing a kid. How horrific. Prayers to them 💙

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

8/30/23 10:25pm

My heart breaks for the family...worst nightmare for a parent

Sam's Dad

8/30/23 10:26pm

I hugged and kissed my youngest son today. Can’t even imagine this. 🙁

BleedCougarBlue2

8/30/23 10:46pm

So sorry 🙏

Cougarpride

8/30/23 10:31pm

🙏🙏🙏🙏

BYUFan2010

8/30/23 11:01pm

Absolutely devastating. Can’t even imagine how painful that loss must be.

Tuskaloosa Cougar

8/30/23 11:26pm

May our Heavenly Father assuage thei

PA_pete

8/30/23 11:32pm

Ugh...that is terrible.

8/30/23 11:44pm

All our prayers and sympathy are with the Poppinga family tonight, how tragic

nybyblue

8/31/23 12:14am

Love Brady. Praying for the family.

Pangare

8/31/23 1:01am

Prayers for the Poppinga family.

ragid

8/31/23 6:28am

Almost lost my 1 yr old (he's 2 now) to asthma. Was on a vent for 8 days

8/31/23 7:21am

This is soooo sad. There are more important things than football.

ImaFBfan

8/31/23 8:16am

Does anyone know if this is the son Brady had at a BYU football camp over the

crack

8/31/23 8:53am

I believe Brady only had one son. So yes.

cambo

8/31/23 9:40am

My deepest sympathy goes out to the Poppingas.

kbufcoug

8/31/23 9:14am

That is tragic. I hate asthma so much. We have had too many close calls with our

8/31/23 9:47am

Deep sympathies to the Ppppinga family. Feel for the father and mother.

byukarl

8/31/23 10:06am

Article that hit my news feed

SayMyName

8/31/23 10:50am

Horrible news. All my best to Brady and his family.

cosmohio

8/31/23 1:36pm

Heartbreaking! Thoughts and prayers for the Poppinga family!

ElkhunterUT

8/31/23 12:37pm

Shatters my heart

EDthoracotomy

8/31/23 1:01pm

The first week or two are just brutal-- everything blurs together and makes

8/31/23 1:02pm

Ugh. Condolences to the Poppinga family.

BlooCoog

8/31/23 1:20pm

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