On December 23rd, 2016, I received the phone call that will forever change our lives. I was instructed to call Stanford Valley Care in Pleasanton, where they were bringing my husband via ambulance. Upon speaking with the emergency room doctor, I learned Tom had collapsed at work, had no pulse and had to be shocked five times. While en route to the emergency room the paramedics worked quickly to try to save Tom, they had to intubate him, put a IV into his leg because of urgency and being unable to successfully place one in his arm. Once arriving to the emergency room, Tom was taken back for a CT scan of his brain to check for brain bleeds and signs of a stroke. They discovered that he had fractured his nose during the fall but thankfully the CT scan was clear. Tom's sister, brother, dad and myself rushed to be by his side while his mom and the rest of his family anxiously waited for updates. We were allowed to see Tom after his CT scan. This is a sight that will forever haunt my dreams. Something straight from Grey's Anatomy, the machine breathing for him shook his body so violently, they were trying to induce hypothermia to protect his brain and other major organs. We were told this was protocol after cardiac arrest and prolonged CPR. At this point they told us they were not sure the extent of the damage to his brain because of lack of oxygen for a prolonged time. Tom was moved into ICU, where the placed an central line and continued to induce hypothermia. For the next two days we sat anxiously watching the machines breath for him and lower his temperature. We were told that after 24 hours at hypothermia they would start to warm him. Once warmed, we'd know the extent of the damage. During this time, I received a phone call from his work where they informed me that one of amazing ladies he works with started CPR immediately upon Tom collapsing, this woman is an angel, she saved my husbands life. After the warming process finished, it was time to wake Tom up, this was the second hardest part. He was so lost, so scared and so confused. He was also strong and fighting so hard. Tom woke up fighting, and has continued to fight and be strong. Tom was told her suffered a heart attack that only 5% of people actually survive. He is still in the hospital, working in physical therapy daily to rebuild his strength. He's still struggling with remember the day of the heart attack and even the day before, but all this is common. His brain and major organs at working just fine. His kidneys do have some damage but are getting better daily. Tom will need a angiogram and a pacemaker-defibrillator. The angiogram is to check to blockages and leaks, where the pacemaker-defibrillator is to help prevent something like this from happening again, it will literally shock Tom's heart if he does start to have a heart attack. Tom is very, very lucky to be alive. He does have a very long road a head of him. He is going to be out of work for awhile, leaving myself as the sole provider for our family. Currently we have no health insurance, we were forced to make the decision either feed our kids last month or pay health insurance. On top of all of this we are going to have to have a complete lifestyle change, not just for Tom but for our entire house hold. I am asking for help in making this time easier for Tom. He does not and cannot stress about how we're going to make ends meet right now and how we're going to get us covered. However I can not do it alone, so we are reaching out. Anything helps no matter how small. A simple re share helps so much as well. We want to thank everyone who has prayed for Tom and our families.