Kevin Jackam had no idea about

the time bomb ticking inside him until it went off two months ago.

He had just returned from a

workout at the gym to get ready for work. All of a sudden, he was overcome

with weariness and nausea followed by a shortness of breath.

A clot had developed in a blood

vessel near Jackam's heart. He passed out. His wife Kathy called

911 and started CPR right away.

Doctors later determined Jackam's

chances of surviving were slim: roughly one-tenth of 1 percent. But he's

alive today, with no brain damage typical of those lucky to survive such

a fate. Local emergency officials said that was largely due to Kathy starting

CPR right away.

But when paramedics got to

the Jackam's home in Cottonwood Estates off Ga. Highway 314, things

weren't going so good, said Deputy Chief Allen McCullough of the

Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services.

"Clinically, he was dead,"

McCullough said.

Jackam, 35, had his heart shocked