A football player for Mount Pleasant High School in North Carolina and wrestler who appeared to be in his prime at the age of 16 was found unconscious on the floor of his girlfriend’s house.
Tylin McDowell, a player for the Mt. Pleasant Tigers, played and excelled as a defensive lineman during a match with Maiden Blue Devils for the state playoffs.
Even though the Tigers lost, and Tylin wasn’t happy about that, his father Tim said he was otherwise himself.
One day after the match, Tylin was found unconscious on the floor at his girlfriend’s house in Mount Pleasant.
WBTV reported that Tylin was transported to Atrium Northeast, where doctors found something much more serious than dehydration. According to the doctors, there was a blockage in the blood supply to his brain, an indication that he was having a stroke.
Tylin underwent emergency surgery to remove the clot and was then transported to Levine Children’s Hospital where he is still in recovery.
Doctors were baffled about what caused Tylin’s stroke. Tylin is making progress and is now able to stand and take a few steps.
According to Tylin’s father, Tim McDowell, Tylin has been very active from a very young age.
“He’s always happy – happy, kind and generous,” he added.
“The first thing you think of is, ‘Oh, he must be dehydrated from the game the night before,’” Tim said. “To be so young having a stroke, it’s scary.”
“I believe that whenever he pulls through with this, it will be a huge boost for him and that this will be something for him [that] he can help other people with, knowing he has overcome it himself,” Tim said.
