SaveHeart Stories

One minute you’re doing what you’ve always done, feeling strong, staying active, living your routine. The next, everything changes. When Sudden Cardiac Arrest strikes, strength and discipline are thrown out the window. Whether you make it through comes down to who’s around you, whether AEDs are available, and how quickly people will respond. In this episode of SaveHeart Stories, host Dave Fritzsch...

No matter how hard it is, no matter how much it hurts, life goes on for those who must. Every family handles tragic loss differently. Some focus on the loss, and that is understandable. Others refuse to be silent and choose to speak up, to educate others, and to push for changes that could spare another family from walking the same road.  This episode of the SaveHeart Stories podcas...

Important work often grows quietly, through steady commitment, difficult decisions, and people who choose to turn loss into something that protects others. Across schools, families, and entire communities, heart safety and prevention are no longer abstract ideas. They’re becoming real practices, built by people who decided that tragedy would not be the final word. In this episode of Save Heart Sto...

Losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare. The grief is crushing, the questions are endless, and the road ahead feels impossible to walk. Yet even in the darkest places, some find a way to turn sorrow into strength. They discover a purpose that not only honors their loved one but also protects countless others from the same heartbreak. In this episode of Save Heart Stories, host Dave Fritzs...

When our loved ones go off to school, or to work, or to practice and play, we always expect to see them again. But Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a silent killer, and it strikes at unexpected times in unexpected ways. When it happens in your famiy, it changes everything. That’s why access to AED’s is so important where people gather. Being aware and planning ahead can make a differen...

When it’s your job to save lives, you’d better be good at it. You need heart and passion, yes. But you also need a good business sense, excellent people skills and the ability to get the job done. Because when a life needs saved, there’s more than just your business name on the line. In this episode of Save Heart Stories, host Dave Fritzsche, founder of  SaveHeart by HeartNatio...

AED's save lives, it's a proven fact. But when they aren't available, or are within reach behind locked doors or inside after hours, they can't do their jobs. Awareness of the need for external AED's and the availability of services to install them is crucial. We're talking about it here, on the SaveHeart Stories podcast. In this episode of Save Heart Stories, host Dave Fritzsche, founder of SaveH...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) claims almost 400,000 lives a year, and is the number one natural cause of death in this country. Heart screening can detect unknown abnormalities in youth, and can save lives when they do. But screenings don't happen as much as they should. The MCORE Foundation is working to change that. In this episode of the Save Heart Stories podcast, host Dave Fritzsche, Founder of...

In this episode of Save Heart Stories, host Dave Fritzsche, founder of SaveHeart by Heart Nation speaks with Jenny Young, founder of She Did It Videography , about her journey to advocate for the installation of AEDs (automated external defibrillators) in her community. The conversation highlights the importance of awareness around sudden cardiac arrest, the challenges faced in fundraising and com...

In this episode of SaveHeart Stories, host Dave Fritzsche, founder of SaveHeart by Heart Nation , speaks with Kevin Knussman, a veteran in emergency medical services and founder of Advocates for Early Defibrillation . They discuss the critical issue of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), the importance of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and the collaborative efforts in Talbot County, Maryland,...

Welcome to the SaveHeart Stories podcast. This is our first episode of many to come, featuring real life stories of lives changed by Sudden Cardiac Arrest and the availability of life saving AED devices. In our first pilot episode of SaveHeart Stories, host David Fritzsche, owner of SaveHeart by Save Nation speaks with Dale Wakasugi, a two-time sudden cardiac arrest survivor and founder of MyAED a...