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