I walk because heart disease has touched almost every branch of my family tree and because it has a way of arriving silently. When my mother died, an autopsy revealed a 90% blockage in her pulmonary artery alongside everything else. She never knew.

I'm joining the team Walking for Lauren, organized by my fellow yoga teacher Glenn Harris. Lauren was Glenn's daughter and she passed young from a heart condition no one had caught. Glenn has faced his own heart challenges, surviving a heart attack and receiving a pacemaker, and he continues to show up and teach yoga in honor of Lauren. I admire his testament of love. 

Every dollar raised moves us closer to a world where fewer families get this kind of news.

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.​