{heart-sick}

after the last two weeks we've had, this story made my stomach drop and my heart break.......

A 10-year-old Benton girl who tested positive for swine flu has died. Gracie Nail was a 4th grader at Ringgold elementary school. Her mom is teacher there. Her dad is the Benton high basketball coach.

A pre-existing medical condition may have contributed to the little girl's death.

"It's difficult to even know how to support someone who is going through something of this nature," Superintendent Tony Protho said. But Prothro and the rest of the Benton public school family is doing all they can to comfort coach Chris Nail and his family after the loss of his ten year old daughter Olivia "Gracie" Nail. She died Wednesday night at Children's Hospital

"Miss Nail presented to their emergency room on the 20th with other circumstances other medical circumstances that were involved. She subsequently after admittance tested positive for H1N1," Coroner Garland County said.

“It is important to understand this tragedy there had been a pre-existing conditions where the child has been in critical care on numerous occasions," Prothro said.

A very serious condition Prothro says also caused the death of Gracie's younger sister years ago. Right now the coroner can't be sure if swine flu ultimately caused Gracie's death until the autopsy is complete. But pre-condition or not the swine flu can be deadly.

So parents should watch for these symptoms:

A fever over 100
Body aches
Headache
Upper respiratory problems
Vomiting and diarrhea.

If your child experiences these symptoms consult your doctor.

The Benton school district is being vigilant as well. "We're taking every precaution we possibly can here at the school," Prothro said.

Like the Little Rock school district, Benton has a flu clinic scheduled where they plan to give seasonal flu vaccine and the swine vaccine to students with parent’s permission. That flu clinic is set for October 27th and 28th.

To help the Nail family out with financial expenses friends and family have set up a memorial fund. To donate go to any Arvest Bank and tell them you want to donate to the Olivia Gracie-Ann Nail memorial fund.

Please uplift this family in prayer.....this is the second child they have lost in recent years. My mind cannot even grasp that sort of heartache....