On July 28, 2022 as a mostly healthy 44 year-old female, I suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while eating out with my husband and a friend. Unbeknownst to me, God planned for a pediatrician, a retired pediatric nurse and an audiologist to be eating within 3 tables of us. The three of them performed perfect CPR for 8-10 minutes until the emergency squad arrived. At that point I had to be shocked to get my heart beating normally.
I spent 5 nights in the ICU and 1 night on the Cardiac floor. A heart cath, cardiac MRI and countless rounds of blood work found no rhyme or reason as to why my heart had suddenly stopped. I now have an S-ICD and have recovered physically and emotionally
I walk as a survivor in hopes of raising money to bring awareness to the need for CPR education and more AEDs in public places.
Have a heart and help me reach my goal today!