I was born with a congential heart defect called, Tetralogy of Fallot which required emergency open heart surgery surgery at 3 months old. Since then, I have had another open heart surgery and a transcatheter surgery both to replace my pulmonary valve.
While I have never suffered a cardiac arrest, 9 out of 10 people who do 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.