From homeless to hero
Mr. Howard, 63, was in town from Kentucky to attend Game 3 of the World Series with his adult son who lives locally. Mr. Howard was taking the Metro back to the airport early in the morning on Tuesday October 29, when he collapsed on the Metro platform. A bystander, Ms. Connie Flemmings, who was on her way to work at a nearby school, witnessed the event and stepped up to help, performing CPR… Read MoreShe brought me back to life before the EMTs arrived
My friend Marlene and I were at a Senior Center dancing when I collapsed and died! Marlene, who had just taken a course in hands-only CPR, rushed to my side and began compressions while calling for someone to call 911. Luckily there was an AED available and so she hooked me up to it and gave me one shock and then continued compressions. There were trained workers at the center but no one… Read MoreIf not for my husband's quick actions, I would not be here today
On Sunday evening March 25, 2018, around 11 pm, my husband and I were in bed watching television. I got up to brush my teeth and when I got back into bed my husband noticed that I was struggling to breathe and I began to lose consciousness. He quickly grabbed his cell phone and called 911, and as he was calling, he grabbed our dog (who was in the bed with us), put her in my 12-year-old daughter's… Read MoreI was fortunate to be near an AED and people who knew how to use it
I serve as Congressman Ken Calvert’s Senior Advisor and work out of our District Office, which is located inside Corona City Hall. On November 4, 2019, I was at my desk working on the computer. Without any warning I felt an odd sensation in my head, my vision kind of narrowed, and I generally recall thinking to myself “this is not good” before things went completely black for me. My coworker,… Read MoreBystander CPR saved his life
Chandler walked into a restaurant to pick up take out when a man fell due to sudden cardiac arrest. He immediately accessed the man to see if he was breathing and he was not. Chandler is a RN and he immediately asked bystanders to call 911 and he began CPR. He performed CPR on the gentleman for four minutes and 48 seconds. The gentleman was transported to the hospital and later air lifted to a… Read MoreA save on spring break
On March 15, 2021, my daughter was riding her bike with her cousins Zane and Zoey, while on spring break. Melissa was hit by a car and was sent into the air and landed on her head on the pavement. Zane rushed to call 911, while Zoey called home to let us know what just happened. When we arrived at the scene, the ambulance was already there. Melissa was rushed to the hospital just in time to be… Read MoreCarter broke through the window to grab the AED
Carter McHugh had just finished up his junior year of high school and was catcher in a baseball game at Lansing Christian School. After Carter caught a pitch, he returned the baseball to the pitcher. At the same time, the batter, Jerry, collapsed at home plate with an apparent heart attack. As people rushed to help Jerry and start to give him CPR, Shannon Damesworth, who is the mother of one of… Read More
My performing CPR is why he is alive now
Early afternoon, on June 16th, 2021, when everything was going just fine and with no signs, Kasper, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, went into cardiac arrest, flat lined, and needed to be shocked back to life. Elaina called 911 and I performed CPR on him until the medics arrived. We were rushed to a local hospital and then airlifted to Delaware for his usual health team. He is now fairly… Read MoreMy son saved my life
I had been hospitalized for an upper respiratory infection for a week. I was sent home on a Sunday and on Wednesday following, my (adult) son stayed home with me because he said I "didn't look good". I called him into my bedroom and told him I couldn't breathe, turned my head, and died. He got me out of bed, started CPR and called the Medics. Nominated by Susan Uhler