The event.
When Adam was 17, he suffered Sudden Cardiac Arrest during a basketball game and collapsed on the court. A bystander administered CPR, but without a defibrillator (an AED), his heart couldn’t regain its normal rhythm. The ambulance arrived within eight minutes, but Adam needed an AED within 2-3 minutes to be given the best chance of survival. Over 1000 people—members of the community, family, and friends—attended Adam’s funeral.
How could this happen to a child in peak athletic condition at the prime of his high school years? In the weeks that followed, Adam’s family learned more about this completely unexpected incident: That Sudden Cardiac Arrest can strike at any time to anyone. That all it would have taken to improve his chances of survival is the right equipment, with people prepared and knowledgeable about using it. Adam always wanted to make a difference in the world—and this was their chance to keep that dream alive.