Heart disease is sadly prevalent in my family tree – from my father surviving his heart attack, to my aunts and uncles battling their own cardiac events, and unfortunately losing my grandparents, and most recently, my uncle Kevin earlier this month to heart disease.
In honor of their memories and in support of my family, I want to do my part in spreading awareness:
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.
