
Nowel was a very healthy 15-year-old. The day before Nowel’s death, the school nurse contacted his mom to report Nowel had an intensely itchy ear and should be seen by a doctor. That afternoon Nowel was examined by an urgent care nurse practitioner, who said he was fine. The next day, shortly after he was dropped off at school, the principal called to report that Nowel “fell” in PE and they were delivering CPR. He was transported to the local children’s hospital and died that afternoon, November 16, 2023. Nowel’s cause of death was myocarditis. The devastated family questions why medical practitioners could not help him before or after his SCA.