Reggie Garrett Autopsy cardiac arrest; rare heart disease indicated

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http://www.kfdm.com/news/reggie-40257-garrett-autopsy.html

[Guest octfeb]

WOW. So sad.

[Jackthehammer]

Terrible

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http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/Garrett-died-of-undetectable-heart-disease-818734.php


http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/photos/article/Friends-and-Family-gather-for-Garrett-Funeral-701827.php

[EAGLE07]

Wow...very sad.
RIP, Reggie.

[bh89-2]

Same thing killed a class mate of mine.  Always SAD.  I assume they tried defib in the ambulance.  As a medic, I can tell you sometimes it works, sometimes not.  Very sad for everyone involved.   

[Cheermom4]

Sad Sad Sad  That is why I always say tell those you love what they mean to you now because you just never know when it is your time to go.

[EAGLE07]

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Sad Sad Sad  That is why I always say tell those you love what they mean to you now because you just never know when it is your time to go.
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Amen ! just got off the phone w/ mine.

[skipper]

reggie garrett,has done something for all of us .he has brought back the WORD LOVE to us and now we tell our familes how much we love them  as we go out to work are school . R.I.P our little angel reggie

[Goldenoldie]

RIP, Reggie.  Please try to remember that tomorrow isn't promised to any of us, all we have is today. ;)

[DW35]

This touches me personally. I have hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). I was fortunate enough to play thru highschool sports without any problems, and wasn't diagnosed until my 30's. When Reggie passed away, I feared that this would be the case, because cardiomyopathy is a leading cause of sudden death in teenagers.

Once I was diagnosed, my first thoughts were for my children. My oldest has been screened, and cleared to participate in sports. My youngest is due to be screened next year. Due to my history, we are fortunate enough for Texas Children's to accept and examine them.

Although the screening process is expensive, my hope is that we will come to a place where we screen all children for this. If you have children playing sports, please do whatever it takes to have them screened.

The following link takes you to a site that has a nice, brief description of various forms of cardiomyopathy. It also claims to have a list, as a courtesy, of doctors who may be capable of diagnosing the disease.

http://www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org/site/description.php

God bless Reggie's family. My prayers are with them.