~ Personal Note ~

    But before I get too far ahead of myself, I acknowledge this is a tough subject. You don’t have to run this story. Maybe you don’t need to present a controversial theory like this to your audience. Just stuff this article in a file cabinet, and no hard feelings. I hope no one in your audience will ever need this in an emergency. I hope you won’t, either.

    But if you’re interested in helping to save lives, and if you want to present some good news—maybe you should take another look. If you’ve ever wondered how people survive cold-water drownings, if you are interested in the chance, just the chance, of saving one infant from SIDS, your consideration to bring this story to your audience is appreciated.

    One more note. Quite frankly, I can be sued. I know this. I’m ready to be sued. I’ve held back this theory since 1986 (when I completed my initial research) for fear of being sued. If someone tries this on a dying person and the person does die, I probably will be sued. You can sue anyone for anything; all you need is a lawyer. And there are plenty of lawyers.

    In this lawsuit-happy world, where lawyers run hard-sell ads for suing people on TV, I’m sure I will be sued. But do you know what else? This theory is worth all the money I have.

    I am prepared to lose the house I live in, my business, and all my money, for the chance—just the chance—to save one child from sudden infant death syndrome. I now realize, although I am at risk of losing everything I have worked for all my life, if this saves just one child, all the wealth I have will be worth it. How about if it were your child? Wouldn’t you want to know about this technique?

    “In a terrifying moment you see her on the bottom of the pool. You immediately pull her out, but she is completely lifeless.”

    Take an example. Just after you rushed into your house to answer the phone and grab a soda, your child falls into your swimming pool. Within a few seconds she slips under with hardly a ripple, and sinks to the bottom. Within two minutes she lies motionless at the bottom of the pool, not breathing. You go out to check on her—remember, just two minutes have passed—and in a terrifying moment you see her on the bottom of the pool. You immediately pull her out, but she is completely lifeless.

    To trigger the diving reflex, the water must be 58 degrees or cooler, so this reflex did not occur. Your daughter now has two more minutes before irreversible brain damage occurs, followed directly by brain death. What would you do? Would you want the option of now triggering a natural oxygen-conserving reflex to possibly delay the onset of brain damage?

    This technique may not make me any money; but I believe it will save lives. If it does, I will have rewards beyond my wildest dreams. I am no longer willing to hold this theory back in fear of being sued and losing my material possessions. There is nothing I own that has close to the value of the life of a single child.  Continue