Parent Heart Watch

09/11/2026

❤️ Featured Foundation Friday ❤️

This week, we're proud to feature Parent Heart Watch member the The Feeney Legacy Project.

Learn more: https://www.feeneylegacyproject.org/

09/09/2026

He was a college student, a musician and a leader in the Hawkeye Marching Band.

Derek Phillips suffered sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed during Saturday’s University of Iowa football game. He died Tuesday.

Our hearts are with Derek’s family, friends and all who knew and loved him. ❤️

THE NATIONAL VOICE. PROTECTING YOUTH FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.

09/08/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲! 🏆

Who comes to mind when you think of someone making a difference in the fight against sudden cardiac arrest in children and young adults?

Submit a nomination today: https://parentheartwatch.org/heroes-for-young-hearts/

Nominations close September 30.

09/02/2026

He was 13 years old, a football player and, according to his sister, a “picture of health.”

Caden was running a lap during football practice when he went into sudden cardiac arrest. Days later, he died.

Now, his devastating loss is bringing attention to the need for greater access to AEDs in youth sports.

THE NATIONAL VOICE. PROTECTING YOUTH FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.

09/01/2026

He had just scored a touchdown in his college football team’s season opener. Minutes later, everything changed.

EMS was already on standby when William Jewell College junior MicahJo Barnett suffered a medical emergency on the sideline. His death has devastated his family, friends, teammates and all those who knew and loved him.

THE NATIONAL VOICE. PROTECTING YOUTH FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.

08/28/2026

❤️ Featured Foundation Friday ❤️

This week, we're proud to feature Parent Heart Watch member Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation.

Learn more: https://la12.org/

08/28/2026

Keland is 14, seemingly healthy, active and loves playing baseball. He had no symptoms. A required EKG identified a problem, leading to additional testing that revealed complete heart block.

This is a prime example of why the American Academy of Pediatrics’ 2021 policy statement Sudden Death in the Young: Information for the Primary Care Provider is flawed. It recommends four questions, based on expert opinion, to identify children at increased risk for sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death: two questions about symptoms and two about family history. A positive response should prompt further investigation.

Keland had no symptoms. His heart condition went undetected until he received an EKG.

These four questions are a cardiac risk assessment. They are not heart screening.

American College of Cardiology Who We Play For

THE NATIONAL VOICE. PROTECTING YOUTH FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.

08/26/2026

Sixteen-year-old Rylan collapsed during football practice at Pawnee Heights High School in Kansas. His parents were performing CPR when first responders arrived, but Rylan died on the field.

The cause of his sudden death has not yet been determined.

THE NATIONAL VOICE. PROTECTING YOUTH FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST.

08/26/2026

Who comes to mind when you think of someone making a difference in the fight against sudden cardiac arrest in children and young adults?

Nominate them for a Heroes for Young Hearts Award. 🏆

Submit your nomination today: https://bit.ly/4oklHKQ

Nominations close September 30.

08/21/2026

❤️ Featured Foundation Friday ❤️

This week, we're proud to feature Parent Heart Watch member Thomas Smith Memorial Foundation.

Learn more: https://tommysheart.org/