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My daughter

Hi,
My daughter, Alayna died a little over five years ago due to SCA brought on by Myocarditis. She was 3 years old at the time. We were at the local pool and she collapsed very suddenly and unexpectedly. We had no idea anything was wrong with her heart before this happened.  There was no AED available there at the time. There is now one installed there. CPR was started but they were unable to maintain a regular rhythm even after she was shocked once the paramedics arrived. Would it have made a difference if there had been an AED available? We will never have the chance to know. Hopefully as more locations have AEDs available there will be less chance of another family having to go through the pain we have had to endure.