Former NFL running back Tevin Coleman and his wife Akira Coleman have shared a heartbreaking health update about their daughter Nazaneen.
The Colemans revealed in a video posted on social media Tuesday that the 6-year-old boy has sickle cell disease and was recently put on a ventilator.
The video showed Nazaneen spending time with her father at the hospital.
“A short story about the most resilient girl I know,” Akira captioned the post. instagram video. She then revealed that Nazaneen had recently been on a ventilator.
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Tevin Coleman of the San Francisco 49ers stands on the sideline before playing against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on February 2, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)
She also explained that her young daughter “couldn’t breathe on her own and needed a machine to expand her lungs so she could breathe. She also received her first blood transfusion.”
Akira praised the former Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers running back’s ability to remain calm in the face of devastating news. When Akira learned of her daughter’s recent health complications, she said she started hyperventilating.
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“I was in and out of consciousness. Watching your child literally fight to breathe is an inexplicable emotion,” the caption continued. “Tevin managed to calm my spirit while controlling his own. I’m so sorry he didn’t leave room for action.”
Tevin Coleman of the Atlanta Falcons carries the ball for a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals on December 16, 2018 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
Coleman previously opened up about her daughter’s health, revealing that she experienced symptoms of sickle cell anemia while playing for the Indiana Hoosiers football team.
“When I first found out my daughter was infected, I just wanted to protect her,” Coleman told People magazine in 2023. beginning. “
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The Falcons selected Coleman in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He ran for 2,340 yards in four seasons with Atlanta and played in the 2017 Super Bowl. He joined the 49ers in 2019 and appeared in the 2020 Super Bowl. He then signed with the Jets in 2021 and returned to San Francisco in 2022.
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