7-Year-Old Black Girl Collapses and Dies at After-School Program, Family Seeks Answers

Nationwide — Valuable Lewis, a 7-year-old African American lady from Evansville, Indiana, died after collapsing at an after-school care program. Her household stated they’re nonetheless looking for solutions about what induced her sudden demise.

Valuable was attending a program at Potter’s Wheel, a neighborhood nonprofit that gives actions for kids, when she abruptly collapsed. Workers members tried to revive her and instantly known as 911, however she didn’t survive.

“She by no means got here again dwelling,” stated her mom, Angel Lewis, in an interview with WLBT.

The household stated a coroner instructed them Valuable may need had an enlarged coronary heart, however they must wait a number of weeks for the ultimate post-mortem outcomes.

Family members are struggling to lift cash for her funeral whereas grieving her loss. “We haven’t had an opportunity to honor her but. As a result of I don’t know the way to proper now,” stated her aunt, Barbara Franklin. “I’m making an attempt to get cash collectively to bury her, and it’s arduous.”

Angel remembered her daughter as stuffed with vitality and creativity. “She was very sensible,” Angel stated. “She was outgoing, she liked to skate, she liked to attract; her favourite colours had been pink and purple. She liked to bounce, and he or she was all the time making TikTok movies.”

Franklin stated Valuable all the time introduced pleasure to these round her. “Valuable was as treasured as her title,” she stated. “I’m going to overlook her. I simply don’t know what I’m going to do with out the times I cross by there, and he or she would run out to my automotive. It hurts.”

In a press release, Potter’s Wheel stated the staff is heartbroken over her demise. “She was a vivid, stunning lady, lively and potential,” the group shared. A donation website has been set as much as assist the household with funeral bills, with all funds going on to them.