Summary: Tracy Wilson lived through every mother's worst nightmare when her son Terrell died sudddenly of an undetected aortic dissection of the heart. In the midst of her pain, Tracy did something incredible; and, she transformed her pain into a purpose by building the Terrell Wilson Total Sports Fitness Foundation Inc in 2007. Tracy gives Community Connections an exclusive interview about her journey and the upcoming events for the foundation. Today, the Terrell Wilson Total Sports Fitness Foundation is leading the charge to become the leading entity to the community to provide the essential tools needed to be healthy and physically fit. Their vision is to have a central location in place where each child can receive the proper heart screenings and physicals done by an on site cardiologist and sports medicine physician. Upcoming Events: Georgia State Capital: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act The Terrell Wilson Foundation and the Simon Fund are headed to the Georgia State Capital to speak with lawmakers to get The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act bill passed here in Georgia. April 29, 2015 9am-12pm 206 Washington Street Atlanta, GA 30334 Get Your Heart Checked The Terrell Wilson Foundation has teamed up with the Simon Fund and Gwinnett Medical Center to provide free heart screenings. Students from ages 12-19 years of age. Sunday April 26,2015 from 9am-3pm. Gwinnett Medical Group 755 Walther Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Please Reserve your spot at www.simonfund.org (http://www.simonfund.org) Website Link: www.terrellwilsonfoundation.org (http://www.terrellwilsonfoundation.org) Episode Credits Sponsored by: Understood.org (http://Understood.org) "Conqueror" Cover by Born2Perform4U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uZS1_AR0VA) (Subscribe to her YouTube Channel) Produced by Voice Republic For more podcasts visit http://voicerepublic.com
