Chris Snow, Calgary Flames assistant general manager, suffered a “'catastrophic brain injury caused by lack of oxygen” Tuesday following cardiac arrest. .Snow, 42, was given one year to live in June 2019 when he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The neurological disease affects nerve cells linked to voluntary muscle movement. .Snow’s heart resumed beating after the Tuesday attack, with help from paramedics and doctors, but medical professionals are concerned he may not make it through. .Kelsie Snow, his wife, posted an emotional update to social media Wednesday. .“With a shattered heart I’ve come to share that yesterday Chris became unresponsive and went into cardiac arrest,” Kelsie Snow wrote in her post..“Paramedics and doctors were able to get his heart beating again but, devastatingly, a scan showed Chris has suffered a catastrophic brain injury caused by lack of oxygen,” she explained. .“His doctors do not expect him to wake up from this.”.“My chest feels cracked open and hollowed out. Chirs is the most beautiful, brilliant person I’ll ever know and doing life without him feels untenable. Hug your people.”.Chris Snow became assistant GM in September 2019. He has been working with the Flames since 2011, having started off his career as the Flame’s director of hockey analysis..The Snow family is no stranger to ALS. Chris has lost his dad, two uncles, and a cousin to the disease, as per Sportsnet..Kelsie said in 2019 Chris tried an experimental treatment that helped “silence the effects of the mutated gene,” which she thinks helped her husband continue his role with the Flames. .Though he had already lost the use of his right arm, Snow was still able to do analytics, contract negotiations, and help players with their development. .The couple has spent the last several years raising money for ALS research through the Calgary Flames Foundation.
