I bet that you and I have at least one thing in common; I believe that you and I each know at least one person who has either died from heart disease or has had their life saved by knowledge of or research about heart disease and stroke. Long ago I lost my father to heart disease. A few years later another person in my life was saved by a quadrople bypass and more recently a good friend was saved by a successful heart transplant. Each of these events occured right here in St. Louis.
It is because of each of these events and many others that occur I have been supporting the efforts of the American Heart Association for over 17 years.
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.