"He is an absolute miracle.

Webelieve that God was incontrol the entire time."time."NEW AT 11.A FAMILY ISGIVEN A SECOND CHANCE WITHTHEIR 12-YEAR-OLD SON AFTER HEGOES INTO CARDIAC ARREST WHILEPLAYING BASEBALL.THAT CHILD ISIN INTENSIVE CARE TONIGHT ATCINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.THAT'S WHERE WE FIND 9 ON YOURSIDE'S KRISTEN SWILLEY.SHEJOINS US LIVE WITH THE MESSAGETHE FAMILY WANTS EVERYONE TOHEAR TONIGHT.12-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM BURTON ISEXPECTED TO SPEND THE NEXTSEVERAL WEEKS HERE ATCINCINNATI CHILDREN'SHOSPITAL.

TONIGHT, HIS FAMILYIS JUST GRATEFUL HE'S ALIVE."He was jogging at thebeginning of practice and justkind of stumbled and then collapcollapsed."12-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM BURTONWAS IN THE MIDDLE OF BASEBALLPRACTICE WHEN HE HAD A MEDICALEMERGENCY."When they got to him, he wasgasping for air kind of likeseizure like, but he still hada pulse.

But, it was slowlydiminishing.

Once it quit,they started rescue breathingand CPR."CPR."HIS MOM, AMY, SAYS WILLIAMKEEPS AN AED OR AUTOMATEDEXTERNAL DEFRIBILLATOR WITHHIM AT ALL TIMES BUT THE TEAMDIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THERE.

THEBALLPARK ITSELF DIDN'T HAVE ADEVICE.

AN AMBULANCE HAPPENEDTO BE NEARBY AND LIKELY SAVEDTHE 12-YEAR-OLD'S LIFE."They shocked him immediatelyand were able to revive him.He did have to be shockedtwice, but he was revived."revived."HE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITALABOUT HALF AN HOUR FROM HISHOME IN GRAYSON, KENTUCKY.THEN FLOWN TO CINCINNATICHILDREN'S."We were fortunate enough tohave the emergency crew or theambulance close enough to getthere in time, but most peopleare not that lucky."lucky."THAT'S WHY SHE WANTS EVERYSCHOOL AND BALL FIELD TO HAVEAN AED.

WILLIAM'S LITTLELEAGUE TEAM IS NOW WORKING TOGET ONE.ONE."He asked me what happened andI said 'You collapsed at theballfield at baseballpractice.

He said 'Well, did Icatch the ball?'

álaughsá Andhe said 'Mom, why me?'

Andthen I said 'God choosescertain people to workmiracles through and he choseyou this time."THE BURTONS' CHURCH IS ALSODEDICATING AN AED IN WILLIAM'SHONOR THIS SUNDAY.

THE FAMILYDOES ANTICIPATE HIGH MEDICALCOSTS.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TOHELP THEM, I'VE POSTED THELINK TO THEIR GOFUNDME PAGE ONMY FACEBOOK PAGE, KRISTENSWILLEY NEWS...REPORTINGLIVE...KRISTEN SWILLEY...9 ONYOUR SIDE.