Cody Stephens Go Big or Go Home Memorial Foundation

09/06/2025

Can you help? I’m in my personally for $500. Please read and say a prayer. Donate if possible. He’s a great kid needing a new heart and a chance to live a long heart healthy life.

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08/25/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Harris County ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare
harriscountyesd11.gov
Contact: Miranda Sevcik, ESD 11 Public Information Officer 346-226-8808
Cody Stephens Foundation Identifies Eight Students With Heart Abnormalities After Harris County ESD 11 EKG Screen
Houston, Tx. August 25, 2025: The Cody Stephens Foundation performed over 400 free electrocardiogram (EKG) screens on student athletes at the Harris County ESD 11 campus last Sunday. After all the tests were evaluated seven students were identified as having an undiagnosed heart disease and one with an irregular heart beat.
Founder Scott Stephens says on average 2% of the students they test at these events have an undiagnosed heart abnormality that could lead to serious consequences if not treated.
“This is why these scans are so important and why we are so grateful to have a community partner like Harris County ESD 11 host this event and offer CPR training for the parents who come. This one event potentially saved eight families from having to endure the heartbreak I experienced from losing my son Cody.”
“We are so proud to do what we can to support the lifesaving work of the Cody Stephens Foundation,” says Harris County ESD 11 CEO Jordan Anderson. “We are currently working with the Foundation on more ways we can expand our support to help even more families get these lifesaving scans.”
About the Cody Stephens Foundation:
Cody Stephens was a 6’9″, 289-pound athlete with dreams as big as his heart — literally. A beloved son, teammate, and friend, Cody had committed to play college football when tragedy struck. In May 2012, Cody fell asleep in his father’s recliner and never woke up, the victim of an undetected heart condition.
His passing left a hole in his family and community, but it also ignited a mission.
Today, Cody’s legacy lives on through heart screenings, education, and legislation that give other young athletes a second chance. The mission of our foundation is to partner with schools to implement heart screening programs with electrocardiogram as a part of pre-participation physicals, and raise awareness that Sudden Cardiac Arrest is preventable.
About Harris County ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare:
Harris County ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare covers a 177 square mile area of northern Harris County with over 700,000 residents, the largest Emergency Service District in the state of Texas. Harris County ESD 11 receives over 65,000 calls a year and consistently ranks among the best EMS services in the country for speed of response, patient satisfaction and quality of care. The Harris County Emergency Services District 11 Communication Center, known as Control, is recognized as an ACE Accredited Center of Excellence by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. This prestigious designation highlights our commitment to excellence in emergency dispatch services. As an ACE-accredited agency, we enjoy increased visibility in community service, enhanced support in litigation and liability management, and improved recruitment and retention, affirming the value and impact of our team’s work.
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Contact: Miranda Sevcik, ESD 11 Public Information Officer 346-226-8808

08/18/2025

Story time: Today’s screening event was nothing short of amazing even to me, the grizzled veteran of so many. First is was a complete “sellout” if you will. 500 students signed up. We screened 48 young hearts every 20 minutes. Meanwhile we told heart stories to those waiting and the parents waiting on their students. 1 NFL veteran who had SCA in college, the wife of an NFL star who’s brother survived SCA but is fighting thru much damage, a young man who’s HCM was discovered because of mandatory screening at Crosby ISD, a 6’2” woodlands volleyball player who survived SCA because her mom and sister knew to do CPR, she’s studying to be a doctor at UT, a survivor who’s giving back by through his career working with pacemakers, one of which can be found in his own chest after his 2 sca’s in high school, the wonderful staff of the foundation and myself telling Cody’s story and the founding of the foundation. All were well received.

Secondly from the department of you can’t make this up. We had a number of walk ins today. Guess the number.. yep you guessed it! 76!

The hardest moment of the day for me was when a mother or grandmother of a student there for a screening pulled me aside. Tears streaming from her sad eyes as she said I have to thank you. My nephew was screened by you 9 years ago. You told us to go to the doctor and we did. Immediately. Her hands trembled as she said we just lost him. But because of you he lived 9 years more. She said he had gone through numerous surgeries and fought a valiant fight. We hugged and cried in the front corner of the room. What a gracious lady to tell her story to me and I’ve never experienced a more heartfelt thank you.

Finally after the long day and drive home I was listening to a gospel station as I often do on sundays. As I turned the last turn to my house a song comes on that I immediately associate with Cody. I first heard it when Jonah Ramirez sang it at Cody’s funeral. Folks you can’t make this stuff up. Ships of Heaven by Blackhawk

Beautiful song by Black Hawk

08/17/2025

We’re providing FREE ecg heart screenings until 4pm today at the Harris Cointy ESD 11 building in Spring.

If you’d like to make a donation to help cover the cost of these free screenings, please visit: https://donorbox.org/general-donations-644

08/15/2025

Cecil says screen em all!

Beneath the bright lights of NRG Stadium, where dreams are made and heroes are born, Cecil Shorts would race into the end zone, scoring touchdowns for the Houston Texans — a symbol of strength, agility, and spirit.

08/14/2025

A second heart screening has been added for this Saturday in Brazoria County. Click on the link below for details and to sign up your students.

Schedule your appointment online Cody Stephens Memorial Foundation

08/14/2025

A second version of last nights story ran this morning Sign up your students in the comments below

08/14/2025

Tune in Thursday night to hear about a special young man from Crosby. Please sign your youth up for this free exam. Here is a very heart warming story of a beautiful young lady from The Woodlands.

On Sunday, KPRC 2 is partnering with the Cody Stephens Foundation and Harris County Emergency Services District 11 to offer free, in-depth heart screenings for children aged 11 to 22.

08/14/2025

Wednesday night story. More to follow Thursday and Friday on KPRC at 10 pm. Link to sign up your student is available in the story below. Screen em all!

On Sunday, KPRC 2 is partnering with the Cody Stephens Foundation and Harris County Emergency Services District 11 to offer free, in-depth heart screenings for children aged 11 to 22.

08/13/2025

More than 356,000 people in the United States experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital every year, including 23,000 children under the age of 18, according to the American Heart Association. Come to our screening this weekend Ages 11-25. Watch KPRC tonight thru Friday night at 10 pm.

More than 356,000 people in the United States experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital every year, including 23,000 children under the age of 18, according to the American Heart Assocation. That includes 11-year-old Luke Barrett, a …

08/12/2025

As you know if you follow me we are having a community heart screening this upcoming Sunday the 17th (see my page to sign up) and of course as always Bill Spencer of KPRC channel 2 has graciously provided the publicity we need to fill it up. Here’s the cool news. Three segments will air on KPRC this week at 10 pm beginning Wednesday and extending through friday. Hope you get a chance to watch these stories. They are centered around a female volleyball player in the woodlands who survived a sudden cardiac arrest, a young football player in Crosby who discovered his hearts Issue after an ecg and Cecil Shorts, former nfl wide receiver who lost a brother in law to SCA. We simply must screen em all!

08/17/2024

Dad of late HISD student demands answers