Saving hearts one life at a time

Jack was a natural athlete, powerful and talented at every sport but especially basketball.  As a high school freshman, he was chosen for the varsity team and started most games.  Several games were won by his 3 point swisher at the buzzer.  When he was only a junior he was recruited by Duke, Ohio State and Purdue, as well as by NBA teams.  But whether he would even play in his senior high school year was questionable.  Unbeknownst to his coaches and parents, Jack was being stalked by a silent killer.  Read More

The Tragic Reality

Every three days, another "perfectly healthy" child athlete dies from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) while playing sports, marching with the band, or even following a physical education class. Too many times the news media carry stories of an apparently healthy student athlete dying on the playing field. This parental nightmare becomes even worse with the knowledge that this cause of death is detectable and avoiding those heart-breaking deaths is possible with a simple, non-invasive heart screening.  In nine years of conducting free heart screenings throughout the country, the Anthony Bates Foundation has consistently discovered that one out of ten student athletes have a serious but curable heart condition.  Read More