Wallaby great's baby injured in 4WD accident

The Sydney Children's Hospital has confirmed that a baby girl who is in a critical condition with abdominal injuries after being run over this morning is the daughter of former Wallaby great Phil Kearns.

Police say the 20-month-old girl was hit by a four wheel drive driven by her father at the family home in Mosman, on Sydney's north shore.

She was stabilised at the Royal North Shore Hospital before being transferred to the intensive care unit of the Children's Hospital.

The chief executive of the Australian Rugby Union, Gary Flowers, says the thoughts and prayers of the rugby community are with the Kearns family.

"Phil has obviously been a great rugby player and he's in the media, but he is a great rugby ambassador," he said.

"He does a lot of work, work for charities and I think when these sorts of things happen to a person like Phil, it behoves us all, you know to be thinking of him, he and his family at this time."

The Kearns family has released a statement asking for its privacy to be respected.<br /><br />


Source: http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200510/s1488338.htm<br />

Heart felt best wishes to Phil's daughter and the rest of the Kearns famly. Here's hoping things are better than they seem and to a speedy recovery...

The thoughts of the rugby community are surely with this true rugby gentleman and his family in this difficult time.
Wishing the Kearns family every strength in seeing the speedy recovery of their daughter.
Phil Kearns has been an inspiration to many since coming to prominance with the Wallabies, I hope that we can now in some small way prove to be an inspiration to him and his loved ones.

Kearns' message of thanks
By Fox Sports staff writers
October 25, 2005

Phil Kearns has sent a message of thanks to the public via Fox Sports in the wake the tragic accident that led to his young daughter Andie being in hospital.

The former Australia captain and Wallabies legend said he was overwhelmed by the support of the public at what is a difficult tim for him and his family as they sit at Andie's hospital bedside.

The Kearns family has requested that in lieu of flowers, gifts or best wishes, support be directed to the Sydney Children's Hospital's Intensive Care Unit by making a donation.

Donations should be made payable to SCHF and referenced to "Andie Kearns".

You can send donations to the following address:

Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation
Locked Bag 5
Randwick NSW 2031
Ph: 02 93821188
Fax: 02 93146195.

Andie remains in a critical condition in hospital after being run over in the driveway of her family's Sydney home.

A spokeswoman for The Children's Hospital in Randwick said today there had been no change to the 19 month old's condition overnight.

"She remains critical but stable," the spokeswoman said.

"Tests are ongoing and the team of doctors are making day-by-day observations."
Andie is on a respirator after the accident at the family's Mosman home on Saturday.

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i understand her condition is improving

The condition of the daughter of former Australian rugby union player Phil Kearns has been downgraded from critical to serious but stable.

Nineteen-month-old Andie Kearns suffered abdominal injuries when she was run over in the driveway of her family home last month.

A spokeswoman for Sydney Children's Hospital says the child is now partially off life support and is interracting with her parents and watching television.

Her condition is not life-threatening at this stage.

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200511/s1501251.htm

Things are on the up and up - she'll be home for Christmas and is expected to make a full recovery!

Full Story here: http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200511/s1509784.htm