b'SURVIVAL STORYKyle heard a thud and rushed to their sons room. In the dark, he could only see the outline of Jennifer, face down on the floor, having fallen between Matthews bed and dresser. When he turned on the light, he realized in horror that Jennifer was turning blue and seizing. He swiftly called 911and the operator told him to immediately begin CPR. Recalling that moment now, Jennifer recounts how over countless dinners, she would talk about resuscitation and how it saved lives, while Kyle listened intently and asked questions about high quality CPR. Little did they know, those very conversations would come in handy as Kyle worked to save Jennifers own life. While performing CPR, Kyle remembered that their neighbor Russ, a police officer, was home, and rapidly ran over and pounded on his door. Without waiting for a response, he rushed back to Jennifer and, following the dispatchers guidance, continued chest compressions. Moments later, Russ opened his door and saw the Hayes front door wide open and ran over. He took over chest compressions from Kyle until first responders arrived. The paramedics arrived quickly and administered 15 minutes of CPR and two shocks with a defibrillator before Jennifers heart returned to a normal rhythm. They transported her to a nearby hospital and then airlifted her to another medical center that could provide the more complex level of care she needed. Because the doctors werent sure yet what toll Jennifers cardiac arrest had taken on her baby, they decided to do an emergency C-section delivery. Micah Hayes was born November 10th, 10 weeks before his due date. He was immediately intubated and taken to the neonatal ICU (NICU) while doctors began to cool Jennifers body.THE RECOVERY BEGINSThe following week was all a blur to Jennifer, although what she does recall is all thanks to her best friend, also a nurse, who journaled and captured every single moment of recovery. Jennifer was intubated for two days, and when she was finally extubated, she was severely disoriented, struggling with short-term memory loss. It was like amnesia out of a movieher family and friends patiently explained what had happened only for her to forget moments later and ask, once again, why she was in this unfamiliar hospital, then reacting with shock and disbelief when they told her what happened. Her family placed pictures of Micah around her bedside to reassure her that he was alive and well, but she was still terrified at all times of what might happen to himor herselfmoving forward. She was scared to leave the hospital because she felt as if the doctors and nurses attending to her could at least save her if something 10 happened.'