Tim Redovian Memorial Fund
$188,375.92 Awarded to DateBenefiting Students of the Performing Arts Since 1997
About Tim
Tim’s Illness
On November 6, 1996, just two months past his sixteenth birthday, Tim died from ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), a complication of viral pneumonia.
*Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute, severe injury to most or all of both lungs. Patients with ARDS experience severe shortness of breath and often require mechanical ventilation (life support) because of respiratory failure. ARDS is not a specific disease; instead, it is a type of severe, acute lung dysfunction that is associated with a variety of diseases, such as pneumonia, shock, sepsis (a severe infection in the body) and trauma.
To learn more about ARDS, please visit:
- American Lung Association
- ARDS Foundation Web Site
- ARDS Support Center
- WebMD Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- ARDS Myths and Controversies