A Big Heart

As a teen Mike Papale had one dream: to play college basketball. He was laser-focused-training like an Olympic hopeful to make his dream reality. Out of nowhere his world changed. August 24 2006 while coaching a summer camp basketball game he slumped over unresponsive turning blue within minutes. He was 17 and had gone into cardiac arrest. With no AED on site he was given a one in a million chance to survive.He was soon diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy or HCM which left undiagnosed and untreated can lead to sudden cardiac arrest. At the time he was crushed-processing the life-altering news he would never be able to play competitive basketball again. He quickly realized he was fortunate to be alive and redefined his lifes purpose. A Big Heart brings the reader on Mikes story of reinvention hope and survival. It is guaranteed to inspire readers to battle adversity and attack their dreams!