Even the term sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) sounds like a scary, heart related event that could happen at any moment! Knowing you have become an SCA survivor or are at risk for SCA may have changed your life in one way or another. Perhaps you previously played on athletic teams and have been recommended to […]
Archive: February, 2017
NH athletic trainer saves basketball player’s life after cardiac arrest
EPPING — An Epping High School athletic trainer saved a young man’s life with the help of a bystander at a basketball game Monday. Access Sports Medicine’s Director of Athletic Training Nicole Spaulding said that a Nute High School junior varsity basketball player went into cardiac arrest at the beginning of the second half of […]
Former Miss Ohio, Lindsay Davis, Speak Out for AEDs

More states add CPR training in schools, but national requirement is needed By Lindsay Davis, Special to USA TODAY High School Sports February 20, 2017 What if what we knew could save a life? What if we had the power to prevent tragedies? What if this knowledge only took minutes to learn? According to the […]
Ryan Lopynski Big Heart Foundation screens kids for heart problems
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — 8News teamed up with the Ryan Lopynski Big Heart Foundation Saturday to make sure your children are heart healthy. Free heart screenings were given today to catch early warning signs, something that is not usually tested for in children otherwise considered healthy. Read more…
Who Am I?

I remember playing name games as a child – saying my name and something about me – often enough to form the automatic answer: “My name is Claire and I am a swimmer.” In the water something clicked. Submerged, I felt powerful and hopeful, determined. That’s why instead of playdates, I went to practice; and […]
The Day I Died – Part 4

Part 4 I decided that I still wanted to be around the game of basketball. It was difficult at first because my dream was always to play in college. That dream felt like it was stolen from me in one second and there was nothing I could do about it. As time went on, it […]
MA Families Win Fight for AEDs
Many families across the state with kids with heart conditions breathed a sign of relief when Massachusetts Governor signed a bill into law on January 13…Read more…