Two parents who have turned tragedy into a teachable moment are educating others on the dangers of heatstroke.
Heatstroke occurs when the body overheats, with internal temperature rising to 104 degrees and is most likely to happen during the summer months, according to. Older adults, people who are overweight as well as people who experience overexertion from exercise are most likely to suffer heatstroke.
“Jordan was very healthy, as far as for his weight and height, he was healthy…we were totally oblivious to what a heat-related injury was. We didn't know what was going on,” Jordan McNair’s father, Martin McNair, told ABC News.to raise awareness about heatstroke and teach parents what to look for. “I think for us also, especially for me, my grief went into the work that we've done and we're still amazed that, you know, the accomplishments and the impact that we've made up until this point,” McNair told ABC News.The foundation was established in June 2018, days after Jordan died, and, since then, has started working with student athletes of all ages. The foundation's work recently expanded to the collegiate level, partnering with Morgan University in Maryland.
“I didn't prepare him for what I didn't know. Even though I try not to beat myself up about it, but I constantly did because it was like, 'I could have prepared him more.' I taught him how to be a leader, you know? How to defend himself. How to do this, how to do that; not to use drugs or substances and things like that. But at the end of the day, I never really taught him to, If you feel uncomfortable doing something, don't do it,” McNair tells ABC News.
Runningback Marion Barber #24 of the Dallas Cowboys rushes the football during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Dec. 25, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona.While McNair died in 2018, heatstroke is still an issue for athletes at all levels and even tragically claimed the life of former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III in June.
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