The Biggest Heart of All

Allison Gingold is a crusader. After an AED (automated external defibrillator) literally brought her son back to life, she took it upon herself to make sure that other kids in the same unanticipated life-threatening situation could stand a chance. She may just have the biggest heart of anyone I know.  

This week we are celebrating the 9th anniversary of saving our son’s life. As I reflect on this miracle, I can attest to the power of sharing your story, being vulnerable and challenging the status quo in order to move humanity forward.

In June 2009, my family and I traveled to Israel for my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah. It was a beautiful vacation that involved a two-week tour of the entire country from the 115-degree brutal deserts to its seas that are actually under sea level. Along the vacation, we traveled to Masada, the oldest known synagogue in the world, for my daughter’s service atop a cliff in the middle of the desert. Around 4:00 in the afternoon, after a two-hour bus ride back into town from Masada, Zach collapsed on the hotel lobby’s floor. I turned over his lifeless body to find his eyes rolled up and his skin cold and pale. Read more