On the evening of December 2, 2000, we went to see our 15 year old son, Greg, play in a varsity basketball game at a brand new school in rural Pennsylvania. He played part of the first half and, though his team was trailing, he walked off the court at half-time with a look on his face that showed he wasn’t worried.
 

            Two minutes later, we were summoned to the locker room. Greg had collapsed. After a few minutes, CPR was started but the school had no AED and the ambulance was twenty minutes away. Greg didn’t have a chance because he had suffered sudden cardiac arrest. This happened to a kid that was never sick a day in his life!

            Eventually, he was transported to the hospital. After it became evident that nothing more could be done, one of the ER nurses implored us to do everything in our power to make sure other families were spared the pain of the loss of a child. She suggested we try to raise funds to place defibrillators in area high schools. We followed her advice.

            This site is designed to share with you what we have learned since that terrible night. Our mission still centers on schools but we are convinced of the need for AEDs in all buildings where the public gathers. We don’t have all the answers, but we have learned a lot.

            Perhaps you are a parent who has lost a child. Perhaps you are a school nurse or administrator wondering whether AEDs are needed in your school. Or perhaps you are a parent who can profit from our tragedy by getting AEDs in your kid’s school – just in case. Let us be your example. Regardless of who you are, we invite you to digest the information on this site and to share your experiences with us so we may use them to make this site better. Most of all, we invite you to join with us in making AEDs just as prevalent as fire extinguishers in our schools and public buildings.

            Welcome!

 John, Rachel, Katie, and Abbie Moyer