SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Adam L. Thompson Foundation was created out of heartbreak—but its mission is rooted firmly in hope. Adam Thompson was just 16 years old when he died suddenly from a heart condition, a loss that forever changed his family and the community of Baltic.
In the years since, the foundation bearing his name has worked to raise awareness of pediatric heart conditions and support efforts to prevent similar tragedies. It all started one day in 2012, when Adam said he was tired and went to take a nap.
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“I heard this huge bang,” said his mother, Ann Thompson. “You know something is going on. And so I went in there, and he was on the floor. And I was kind of like Adam, you got to get up, he’s my jokster, you know, but he didn’t get up.”
How does a seemingly healthy 16-year-old boy just die? An autopsy provided the answer.Adam’s heart was 4 times the size it should have been…