My Mom, Gail Rummel, is our "Why". November 26, 2017, we lost my mom to heart disease complications (specifically, atherosclerosis). I've always known that heart disease  is the number one killer of women, but I never thought it would impact my family so directly. My mom was only 52 when she died so unexpectedly. My mom even walked with me at the 209 Heart & Stroke Walk in 2017, less than two months before she died. This is a cause that she was also passionate about. 

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 walker who joins, every dollar donated, means more people trained in lifesaving CPR, more research and more lifesaving moments for everyone. ​

 

We Walk to Save Lives. Help us reach our goal today by joining our team or donating towards our goal. Together, we can turn bystanders into lifesavers.