The girl was declared brain-dead after she had an asthma attack.
When Kosarue's daughter was taken from life support, she was devastated.
Her story was told to Jane.
An as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with another person. It has been edited to make it clearer.
Treasure took a part-time job at the diner. She wanted to save enough money to buy a car.
She had a lot of plans for the future. She was taken to the emergency room on July 23 after she had an asthma attack and an extreme allergic reaction to food.
She was a senior in high school when she died.
The girl was taken off life support. On August 2, her doctors declared her brain dead. They were going to remove her ventilator. I did everything I could to make her survive. I didn't win the battle.
The diner was close to our house. When Treasure began working there, I was proud. She would do whatever she could for anyone. She helped me out with my siblings. She was everything you would want in a daughter.
She used an albuterol inhaler to treat her asthma when she was young. She had an allergy to shellfish when she ate some shrimp. We took her to the emergency room. A steroid shot was given to her. The response was not serious.
When she had the attack, it was 90 degrees. I think the heat made the situation worse. Treasure didn't come into contact with the new item on the menu.
After she started her shift at 12 p.m., she sent me a text about her breathing problems. I sent her sister to the restaurant with her asthma medication and she said that she was feeling better.
She called me at 4 p.m. She said she could not breathe. My kids and I went to the diner.
She stopped breathing when she walked outside the door.
The first responders gave her compressions. They resuscitated her, but she was not breathing. She was taken to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where the doctors said her brain was swollen. She was put into a coma and on a breathing machine.
The sight of her surrounded by machines was heartbreaking. We prayed and played some of her favorites. I stayed there as long as I could.
Treasure was transferred to Riley Hospital for Children. It was a children's hospital, so I thought it would be a better place for her. A brain-stem test was done on August 2. She had no blood flow to her brain and was declared brain dead.
I had to get the family to say goodbye before she died. I didn't say no. My daughter needs to be given a chance. I read that other patients who were initially in the same situation as Treasure were able to pull through.
She was in a coma and not brain-dead. We were able to get an extension to keep her on the breathing machine.
She began to squeeze my hand. She attempted to breathe. Pupils reacted to a light. We were given hope by it. The doctors said the reactions werereflexive.
I contacted many other hospitals in the US. Treasure's care should be taken over by them. They weren't able to take her in because she hadn't had a breathing tube. She was considered clinically dead and the hospital wouldn't perform the procedure. We didn't know.
The judge refused to prolong the deadline. The life support of Treasure was withdrawn the day after they made the ruling. I kissed her and apologized before they turned off her machine. I did my best.
I think about her all the time. It is difficult to accept what has happened. I'm talking to lawyers about a lawsuit.
I'm speaking out because I want people to know about Treasure. I do not want her to be forgotten about. Our story might help another person.
When contacted by Insider, Riley Hospital for Children refused to comment. There are legal conclusions on the case.
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