I was the person who tuned out during the preeclampsia portion of my prenatal class. I didn?t have high blood pressure so why should I pay attention? That talk wasn?t for me. Fast forward a few weeks and I found myself in the hospital, 29 weeks pregnant, getting a talk from the NICU team about the average NICU stay for a baby born 11 weeks early. Again I tuned out. My baby wasn?t going to come early. That talk wasn?t for me. Fast forward 3 hours and I found myself hearing my baby cry for the first time. All the sudden, this was my story. Now I had to pay attention. Now maternal mortality, NICU baby, heart health WAS me. I thankfully had the resources to get the care I needed (and a wise husband who refused to let me skip a routine ultrasound). I walk for all of the mothers-to-be who need to pay attention, check your blood pressure, GO TO YOUR PRENATAL VISITS, and tune into heart health. Will you join me?
9 out of 10 people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital die. In most of those cases, bystander CPR was not performed. But we can change this. ?
Cardiac arrests happen at work, in homes, on athletic fields and in neighborhoods everywhere, and the readiness of our community can be the difference between life and death. ?
It's time to unite, take action, and save lives. Every dollar donated, means more people trained in lifesaving CPR, more research and more lifesaving moments for everyone. Together, we can turn bystanders into lifesavers.?
I Walk to Save Lives. Help me reach my goal today.?
