Simon’s Story
In 2005, a little boy named Simon Sudman was born. He weighed six pounds, 15 ounces at birth with an APGAR score of eight and nine. He was at 50% for weight and 25% for height and every few hours, he’d finish a bottle (except for a four-hour stretch overnight). It all sounds pretty normal, right?
At seven weeks, Simon smiled for the first time. He died 47 days later.
By all signs, Simon Sudman was healthy and normal. But his little heart had a tiny defect.
See, Simon was never checked for heart conditions like Long QT Syndrome, a hereditary heart condition. His parents didn’t know it ran in their family. They knew nothing about this disease. The only thing Darren and Phyllis Sudman knew was that their precious child died suddenly and without warning — and they wanted to know why.
Simon’s Fund was founded in memory of Simon. It’s an organization designed to help parents protect their infants and children from sudden cardiac arrest.
Thousands of kids, like Simon, die each year from SCA. Most of the time, they faint or collapse while playing sports. Other times, like with Simon, they die in their sleep and sometimes doctors call it SIDS. (Did you know that up to 30% of all sudden infant deaths are attributed to arrhythmias).
The Sudmans’ can never bring Simon back, but they can save the lives of other children – including yours. Learn about Sudden Cardiac Arrest, have your family tested and help us spread the word.
