Officer suffers sudden cardiac arrest on duty

The Bryant Family 
My name is Becky Bryant and I am trying to raise funds for my husband's medical bills and recovery while he is out of work. 

August 10, 2019 was a normal Saturday for us. Even looking back I 
can't say there was anything that was different or unusual about the 
day or my husband's physical health. He works as a Peace Officer in the State of California and is very active and health conscientious. No one could have prepared me for the events that would unfold that evening.

National Night Out 2019
A little after 10 pm I received a phone call from my husband's boss stating my husband had a medical emergency while at work and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. This is the phone call that every person dreads receiving. I never wanted that phone call! No information was given to me other than he had collapsed during a routine stop. They confirmed my address and told me that a police car would be coming to pick myself and our daughter up to bring us to the hospital. I kept asking if he was okay, but they said they didn't know. 
When I arrived at the hospital my husbands co-workers were gathered in the parking lot. They reassured me that they had done everything that they could do. I was ushered into a quiet room where I sat alone waiting for my husband's doctor to come talk to me. It was the longest 30 minutes of my life. I didn't know what to prepare myself for. In the hours following I would learn that my husband suffered what they call sudden cardiac death. 

My husband's partner helped to fill in some of the gaps from the evening. He said they had detained an individual and that my husband became short of breath and suddenly fell backwards hitting his head on the ground. My husband’s partner is a former E.M.T./Reserve Fire Fighter and his quick actions are the main reason that my husband is still alive today. He said that he searched for a pulse but there wasn't one. He ran to his truck to retrieve the A.E.D. unit, applied it to my husband's lifeless body and waited as it administered two shocks. He then began C.P.R. until fire and E.M.S. arrived. The medics on scene shocked my husband again and continued C.P.R. until he arrived at the hospital. After arriving at the hospital and receiving medications and more defibrillation the E.R. staff was able to get a pulse on my husband.

When they came to the room to get me they told me that the next 30 minutes would be crucial. They said if my husband didn't regain consciousness they would have to cool his body to help protect his brain. They brought me into the E.R. where my husband lay intubated on a ventilator. I grabbed his hand and the doctor told me to talk to him. After a few minutes of talking to him he squeezed my hand.   


Doctor's at the hospital were not able to identify what caused the sudden cardiac arrest. He stayed in the hospital for 8 days and had to have a defibrillator put in. He has some short term memory loss and an enlarged right ventricle. He has a long road to recovery and diagnosis. We are hoping that they will be able to repair his heart through surgery or medications. Worst-case scenario would be a heart transplant. We are just taking it one day at a time and feel blessed that God has given us this second chance. Thank you for any support and prayers that you can provide our family during this difficult time.