A Group of Parents Fighting Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Student Athletes

The Today Show, featured a group of parents who are fighting Sudden Cardiac Arrest in teen athletes. Part of their “Winning At All Costs” series, the story focuses on some of the risks and dangers facing young athletes.

Jenna Bush Hager speaks to a group of parents who formed Parents Heart Watch, and have a mission similar to ours here at The Mikey Network- to save kids’ lives in memory of the children they lost to sudden cardiac arrest during sports activities. It “can happen to any child,” one parent warns – but the chance of surviving it rises dramatically if an automated external defibrillator is nearby and accessible.

We know all too well about the importance of having MIKEYs (Defibrillators) in schools. So far three teenaged students and an adult have been saved with a MIKEY placed at a school through our Mikey Young At Heart program. We support the work of Parent Hart Watch and all the groups out there raising awareness about the importance of AEDs.

Please watch this important story: