CNN host Jake Tapper’s daughter Alice, 15, describes how her skin turned GREEN and she almost died

Jake Tapper’s 15-year-old daughter revealed she nearly died from a ruptured appendix last year, with her illness being misdiagnosed for several days when her skin started turning green.

Alice Paul Tapper, who writes an op-ed for her father’s employers at CNN, shares her experience of a surprisingly common problem.

She wrote that she was hospitalized with stomach pains around Thanksgiving last year, but doctors immediately told her it wasn’t appendicitis, a condition in which the appendix becomes inflamed and fills with fluid, causing serious pain.

Alice said doctors ruled out appendicitis because she said her pain was felt all over her stomach and not the right side, and doctors believed it was a viral infection.

Doctors also rejected sonograms or antibiotics, believing the former was “not necessary” and the latter would “do more harm than good,” according to Jake and his wife, Jennifer Tapper.

Jake Tapper’s 15-year-old daughter revealed she nearly died from a ruptured appendix last year, with her illness being misdiagnosed for several days when her skin started turning green

Alice Paul Tapper, who writes an op-ed for her father’s employers at CNN, is sharing her experience because she and her family want to raise awareness about the surprisingly common problem

She wrote that she was hospitalized with stomach pains around Thanksgiving last year, but doctors immediately told her it wasn’t appendicitis, a condition in which the appendix becomes inflamed and fills with fluid, causing serious pain

Alice said doctors ruled out appendicitis because she said her pain was felt throughout her abdomen and not the right side, which doctors thought was a viral infection

The pain was getting worse and her skin even started to turn a pale green over the days as mum Jennifer Sanjay Gupta of CNN said she thought Alice was dying.

Alice recalls her experience: “I felt helpless. My condition wasn’t the only thing that worried me; as well as the lack of recognition I received from the hospital. I wasn’t heard; When I described to the doctors how much pain I was in, they gave me condescending looks.”

Jake Tapper eventually spoke to the hospital administration and got them an X-ray which showed not a viral infection but a perforated appendix with bacteria leaking through Alice’s internal organs.

The 15-year-old had drains placed in her body to get rid of the bacteria, which eventually sent her into hypovolemic shock. She called it “the scariest night of my life.”

She recovered but had to stay in hospital an extra week after leaving the intensive care unit, which she describes as having cramps that made her barely walk and “uncomfortable drains” in her body.

Jake Tapper eventually spoke to the hospital administration and got them an X-ray which showed not a viral infection but a perforated appendix with bacteria leaking through Alice’s internal organs

The 15-year-old had drains placed in her body to get rid of the bacteria, which eventually sent her into hypovolemic shock. She called it “the scariest night of my life”

About 12 weeks later, she was finally able to have appendectomy at a hospital in Jake Tapper’s hometown of Philadelphia.

Father Jake said, “Appendicitis does not always present a standard pathway, meaning that this specific misdiagnosis is all too common and sometimes leads to far more tragic results.”

Alice added in her comment that “although appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children, it can be missed in 15 percent of children at initial presentation”.

The reasons for this are that appendicitis can mimic several other ailments, citing research that says “up to half of appendicitis patients may not have the classic signs” of the disease.

She said that after the recovery began, there were still issues, from losing weight to having trouble eating and attending school.

About 12 weeks later, she was finally able to have appendectomy at a hospital in Jake Tapper’s hometown of Philadelphia

Alice said her experience led her to discover other children had similar problems and even died, citing a five-year-old English girl named Elspeth Moore

Alice said her experience led her to discover other children had similar problems and even died, citing a five-year-old English girl named Elspeth Moore.

She added: “I wish it had obviously never happened to me, but it was a very important learning experience for me. I want other kids to know that they need to stand up for themselves.”

Jake described his daughter as “stronger and fitter than ever” on his show The Lead Thursday.

The emotional story is actually Alice Tapper’s second comment of her young life, after writing a 2017 essay for The New York Times about how she thinks girls should be more confident in school.

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The emotional story is actually Alice Tapper’s second comment of her young life, after writing a 2017 essay for The New York Times about how she thinks girls should be more confident in school

Alice’s parents met during the 2004 presidential election when her father was covering politics at the ABC bureau, according to the Washington Post

When they married, Alice’s mother, Jennifer Brown, was the regional manager for Planned Parenthood in Washington, DC—recruiting, training, and organizing supporters of the organization. She is now a consultant for non-profit organizations and sits on the board of Population Action International, an NGO that uses research to promote global access to family planning and reproductive health care. The family lives in the DC area

Alice’s parents met during the 2004 presidential election when her father was covering politics at the ABC bureau, according to the Washington Post.

When they married, Alice’s mother, Jennifer Brown, was the regional manager for Planned Parenthood in Washington, DC—recruiting, training, and organizing supporters of the organization.

She is now a consultant for non-profit organizations and sits on the board of Population Action International, an NGO that uses research to promote global access to family planning and reproductive health care. The family lives in the DC area.