On June 29, 2023, my husband went into cardiac arrest in our home. Luckily, our daughter heard him fall and, together, the two of us were able to quickly call 911 and perform CPR. Pat survived the trauma, and we are thankful every day to the EMS team that saved his life.
We were lucky. 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.
On August 16, we are walking to help 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.
Help me reach my goal today.