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Vivan Pearlman

Vivan Pearlman

Two days before her 12th birthday, Vivan suddenly collapsed in cardiac arrest in her school classroom on October 17, 2022. Thanks to the quick actions of a substitute teacher who knew CPR and direction for students to run for the school nurse, who brought the AED, Vivan survived. Airlifted to the hospital and in a coma for 40 hours, she underwent surgery to implant a dual pacemaker/ICD, followed by a month recovery in hospital. Vivan was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. Her family is forever grateful to her school for saving Vivan’s life.