10 year old boy I know nearly killed himself and in in the hospital in critical condition. Please send prayers to the Stauss family and the medical team working on him.

Anthony remains in the ICU at Harborview Hospital. He is in critical condition as a result of a tragic accident while playing with a necktie by himself in his room. He got it tied too tightly around his neck and couldn't loosen it before he passed out. He was discovered shortly afterwards but had by that time already stopped breathing and his heart had stopped beating. Mom and Dad began CPR until the ambulance arrived and the EMTs took over. In the past 18 hours an amazing medical team have been stabilizing Anthony and also trying to ascertain the level of brain activity present, which is not altogether clear because of medications. But the medical team has indicated that there are signs that Anthony has suffered significant trauma. The next 24 hours are critical for showing signs of improvement in brain activity. They are also needing to repair a tear in Anthony's trachea that likely occured while intubating him.

UPDATE: Anthony was pronounced dead yesterday at 3PM Pacific time. After many different tests, no brain activity was found. Thank you very much for your prayers.