It was early in the morning on July 15th, 2020 when Ailyn Tan was awakened by her husband, Jim, who was making strange noises. Ailyn recalls, “So, I nudged him, and I said, ‘Hey, you didn't wear your CPAP.’ And there was still no response.”

That’s when Ailyn, a critical care nurse for 26 years, pulled open the curtains to check on him. She says, “He was mildly purple. His eyes were open, darted to the upper left-hand side, and he was foaming in the mouth. And so, I gave him a quick slap on his cheek. And he wouldn't respond to me. At that moment I thought he was having a stroke.”

She shouted to her daughter, Simone, to call 9-1-1. Ailyn recalls that seconds later, “This was the moment I saw Jim's eyes roll back and just like having this glazed look on his face. And I felt for a pulse and

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