Krystal Anderson, a former cheerleader for the Kansas City Chiefs, died of sepsis last week following a stillbirth, according to her family. She was 40 years old.
Anderson, known to her friends as “Krissy,” was hospitalized at five months pregnant and delivered her daughter, Charlotte Willow, after doctors were unable to locate a heartbeat, friends told FOX4 News. She developed a fever a day after the birth. Her condition worsened and she battled sepsis, which eventually led to organ failure. Despite being placed on life support and undergoing three surgeries, she died early Wednesday morning.
“I feel lost,” her husband, Clayton Anderson, told the station. “There’s a lot of people in this house and it feels empty.”
In her post-NFL career, Anderson taught yoga and worked as a software engineer at Oracle Health. She “fiercely advocated” for both Black women in STEM and women’s health, according to an obituary. She also had a philanthropic streak, and worked with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of KC, the perinatal bereavement nonprofit Gabriella’s Little Library, and the Oracle Health Foundation.
“She was an absolute force for good. She made every room just light up,” her husband said.
While overall maternal deaths in the U.S. have steadily ticked up over the past two decades, Black women remain two to three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With the risks to Black mothers exacerbated by implicit bias and medical racism, they are also more likely to experience life-threatening complications like preeclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage, and blood clots.
“It’s, you know, we say, the best country in the world, right?” Anderson’s husband told FOX4 News. “Not if you’re a Black pregnant woman, it’s not—and that needs to change.”
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Authorities still searching for missing SC mother after boyfriend is arrested
Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating 30-year-old Krystal Anderson, who was reported missing August 23rd in South Carolina.
Authorities are still seeking the public’s help in locating 30-year-old Krystal Anderson, who was reported missing August 23rd.
Krystal Anderson missing
The South Carolina mother was living with her boyfriend, 49-year-old Tony Berry, when she was last seen on August 30th.
After interviews by authorities, Berry was named as a suspect and was arrested Wednesday night on one count of…
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Husband of former cheerleader who died after stillbirth describes what happened before her death
After former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader Krystal “Krissy” Anderson died following the stillbirth of her daughter, her husband, Clayton Anderson is speaking out.
Krystal “Krissy” Anderson died at the age of 40 on March 20, “shortly after the birth of her daughter, Charlotte Willow Anderson, who was born at rest,” according to her obituary.
In an interview with ABC News, Clayton Anderson told…
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Wake up bestie, lore about Sasha’s mom just dropped
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Ummmmm….
I just decided that my Jr High dolls are gonna have different fashion choices and be buds. And half of their clothes come from LOL OMG dolls.
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Rainbow High Nationality HCs
Ruby Anderson - Scottish-American
Poppy Rowan - American
Sunny Madison - Argentinian
Jade Hunter - Irish
Skyler Bradshaw - Belgian
Violet Willow - German
Avery Styles - Czech
Bella Parker - Canadian
Karma Nichols - Indian
Krystal Bailey - Jamaican
Amaya Raine - Slovenian
Kia Hart - Filipina
Daphne Minton - Korean
Gabriella Icely - Danish
Emi Vanda - Vietnamese-Dutch
Mila Berrymore - Albanian
Delilah Fields - Australian
Jewel Richie - Indonesian
Coco Vanderbalt - Kenyan-Dutch
Margot De Perla and Hali Capri - Italian
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Post: Tragedy Involving Former Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleader Krystal Anderson https://www.blaqsbi.com/5O3j
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Thick as Thieves (1999)
My rating: 6/10
I had no idea John Wick was a remake...
Anyway, this is fine. Very much a Not Pulp Fiction, but significantly less obnoxious about it than both the original and most of its fellow knockoffs, and, as a whole, entirely watchable. Plus the soundtrack is pretty good.
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DOMI & JD BECK, Smile, Not tight, 2022
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I’m so tired of Black women walking into L&D and never getting the chance to walk out.
There’s no reason that giving birth should be the most dangerous thing we will EVER do in our lifetime.
Do you know how fucking messed up it is that there comes a point in each of my pregnancies that I have to come to terms with possibly orphaning my children just to allow myself to leave my home and head to the hospital.
I wanted a big family and felt very strongly about that but it’s not fair that Black women are made to feel like they’re playing Russian roulette every time that stick turns positive.
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It's February! This month—and every month—is a great time to learn about Black history. Start with these titles, available at your local library:
THIS MONTH'S RECOMMENDED READS
Realistic Fiction:
Invisible Son / Kim Johnson
Nigeria Jones / Ibi Zoboi
The Black Flamingo / Dean Atta
Monster / Walter Dean Myers
Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Alternate Histories:
Pet / Akwaeke Emezi
Children of Blood and Bone / Tomi Adeyemi
Blood Debts / Terry J. Benton-Walker
The Davenports / Krystal Marquis
Nonfiction:
Inheritance : A Visual Poem / Elizabeth Acevedo
We are not yet equal : understanding our racial divide / Carol Anderson with Tonya Bolden
The beautiful struggle : a memoir / Ta-Nehisi Coates
Freedom! : the story of the Black Panther Party / Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin, Jr.
Black birds in the sky / Brandy Colbert
Graphic Novel:
Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice / Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile
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