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Lynn Blake advocacy efforts have contributed to awareness campaigns and legislative initiatives and have earned recognition from organizations including the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross. She is the author of Heart of the Matter: How My Near-Death Experiences Led Me to Save Lives and Souls, a memoir that chronicles her recovery, resilience, and mission to help others. https...

Lynn Blake is a sudden cardiac arrest survivor, advocate, author, and public speaker. In 2007, at age 27, she survived a near-fatal cardiac arrest after receiving immediate CPR and defibrillation. Following her recovery, she dedicated her life to raising awareness about sudden cardiac arrest, promoting CPR and AED education, and supporting public health initiatives aimed at improving survival rate...

In August of 2024, Greg's life changed in a way he never expected. He suffered a heart attack and went into sudden cardiac arrest. It was one of those moments that you never think will happen to you — until it does. What started as a medical emergency quickly became a life-changing experience not only for me, but for my family as well. He was fortunate to survive, and He does not take that lig...

Keith Harvey had an out of hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest on June 19, 2021. His wife and son carried out CPR for 50 minutes until the medics arrived and shocked him back to life with an AED machine. Keith has a  Boston Scientific ICD that was fitted 4 days later. He was released from the hospital intime to be at home for his daughters 21st a week later. A lot happened beyond that from PTSD, passiv...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivor Julia Churchill and her daughter Stephanie Jones discuss life after surviving a sudden cardiac arrest. On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, she was sitting at her desk at work at 3:50 in the afternoon, waiting for her shift to end at 4:00 pm. She worked as a Records Specialist in the police department and she had been there 25 years at that point. She was 61 years old. T...

Brian McNeil is an author, survivor, and inspirational voice whose story of perseverance and hope has touched readers facing life’s darkest challenges. Best known as the co-author of the book For a While Longer: What Being Pushed to the Edge Taught Us About Light , Brian shares a deeply personal journey shaped by hardship, resilience, and survival. After experiencing Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), h...

I wrote a book, the Rhythm of Rescue inspired by the importance of learning CPR. Through that I have encountered SCA survivors on a different level than as a nurse in a facility. Through these encounters and interviews I have learned more about the struggle for SCA survivors.  M. Stephens https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rhythm-of-rescue-monica-stephens/1150309857

Monica Stephens is a registered nurse, CPR educator, entrepreneur, and host of  The Wellness Pulse Podcast . She joined  People’s Choice CPR & Safety, LLC  in 2009, bringing a background in journalism with a specialization in public relations. Inspired by the mission founded by her mother, Monica became an American Heart Association BLS and First Aid instructor in 2010 and later expanded the c...

On May 22nd 2025, while working out at his apartment gym, he had a SCA. Fortunately, the only other person in the gym at the time happened to be a nurse and she was able to pull be off the rowing machine, call 911 and begin CPR until EMS arrived on scene with an AED and shock me back. Ben's closing remarks for the podcast :I've read a lot of news articles/ posts about young people having SCA durin...

Hollie Donnon had a diagnosis of a Duodenal Perforated Ulcer that was contained and she was in the hospital for 11 days. Ten days after her discharge, the ulcer cratered and caused an artery to burst which caused a massive GI bleed. She lost 2 liters of blood and she was vomiting and had a rectal bleed and then went into hemorrhagic shock, which caused her to go into full heart block … STEMI heart...

In this episode, Rob’s family sits down with him on the anniversary of his first sudden cardiac arrest to reflect on survival, recovery, and the profound emotional toll these life-altering events had on the entire family. After surviving two sudden cardiac arrests, Rob opens up about the physical challenges he faced during recovery, the fear and uncertainty that followed, and the lasting mental he...

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