Today, host Karl Stefanovich revealed that his daughter Harper, 2, was left “panicked” and “guilty” after being taken to the hospital earlier this week.
The 47-year-old daughter explained on Friday that she had a “snuff and a small cough,” which took him and his wife Jasmine, 38, to the GP.
However, her condition soon deteriorated, her temperature reached a dangerous 40 ° C, and her heart rate reached 200 bpm.
Today, host Karl Stefanovich reveals that his daughter Harper, 2, was left “panicked” and “guilty” after being taken to the hospital earlier this week.
She was then taken to the hospital by ambulance and was diagnosed with the respiratory syncytial virus, which is common in children during the winter months.
“Two days ago, my daughter Harper had what she had many times this year, a snuff and a small cough,” Karl told viewers of the Today Show.
“Within a few hours, we gave her Nurofen and Panador like advice and put her to sleep.
“When she woke up, she breathed really fast, wheezing, and her heart rate and temperature were passing through the roof.”
The 47-year-old daughter explained on Friday that her daughter (right) had a “snuff and a small cough” on Wednesday. This caused him and her wife Jasmine (38) (center) to take her to the GP.
Karl went on to explain that things got worse rapidly and Harper was rarely admitted to the hospital.
“So we took her to a great GP,” he said.
“But within a few minutes her condition worsened and her temperature was over 40. [degrees] Her heart rate was over 200 bpm. She was really worried. “
Breakfast TV Anchor explained how the “incredible” GP was able to stabilize her An ambulance called a nebulizer.
Karl is seen here in Vivid Sydney with Jasmine and Harper, and his teenage daughter Willow.
“From the ambulance, the ambulance officers were great,” he continued.
“At North Shore Hospital, more doctors worked on her and she was hospitalized in an emergency hours later.
“They did an incredible job and the hospital staff was incredible.”
Karl said he was sharing family trials to show solidarity with “thousands of parents in similar circumstances” during the winter flu season.
Karl also spoke with Associate Professor Margie Danshan (pictured), a pediatrician at Royal Children’s Hospital.
“We were lucky, and we were lucky, it wasn’t more serious. But this is a common situation and that’s why we’re doing it,” he said. I added.
“The problem is that you just panic, you panic when the doctor starts moving fast.
“We felt guilty. We should have taken her directly to the hospital. First we took her to a general practitioner.”
Karl also spoke with Associate Professor Margie Danshan, a pediatrician at Royal Children’s Hospital. He explained that his parents are now “really dealing with it.”
“This is unfortunately a similar story.
“Over the last two years, after Covid has been in a very scary state, there has been a significant increase in viral respiratory illness.
“Last month or so, we saw an increase in RSV-parents are really dealing with it.
“We don’t want our parents to go to the emergency department either,” she added.
“Our emergency department is really overwhelming.”
If she shows the child If there is increased breathing, bluishness around the lips, or lethargic and pale lips, parents should take them to the emergency department.
Happy Time: Jasmine snuggled up to a rugged harper before the boat boarded the harbor earlier this month
Karl and his wife Jasmine welcomed Harper in 2020. Karl shares three older children with his ex-wife Cassandra Soburn. River (15 years old), Willow (16 years old), Jackson (22 years old).
Karl met a shoe designer who turned into a model at a boat party in Sydney just months after leaving his first wife in 2016.
The couple married in December 2018 at One & Only Palmilla Resort in Mexico
In an interview with Stellar magazine in October 2020, Jasmine described Karl’s parenting style as “very practical” and added that “he is” very helpful. ”
