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Florida boy Tanner Lake Wall, 13, dies from brain-eating amoeba - TODAY
Sep 12, 2020 1 min, 7 secs

Alicia Whitehill, 39, of Palatka, Florida, told TODAY that she and her family, including Tanner's stepdad and his twin sisters were vacationing at a campground from July 23-26 and that Tanner went swimming in a lake that Friday and Saturday.

"On Thursday, we took Tanner to Putnam Community Medical Center in Palatka, Florida," Whitehill said.

Whitehill said she disagreed with the decision to discharge Tanner as his condition appeared to be worsening and requested that he be transferred to another hospital.

Doctors advised us that they needed to put a drain tube in his head to release the fluid build up for fear of brain damage.".

"At 12pm on Sunday, doctors met with us and said that Tanner was in fact brain dead, and the decision was made to remove the ventilator," said Whitehill.

Whitehill and her family are mourning the loss of their boy, who she said loved hunting, fishing, sports, swimming and wildlife

"The doctors told us that if he had not been misdiagnosed and treated with wrong medications, that he might have had a better chance of earlier identification of the virus and faster treatment of correct medications with a small hope of survival," she said

Whitehill said her family is seeking legal representation due to the misdiagnosis

"He was a very mature and responsible young man for his age," Whitehill said of Tanner

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