His Quick Actions Clearly Saved My Life, and Possibly My Intellect
2017 Nominee – Sherif Badawy, MD Survivor – Gary Schiller, MD, Los Angeles, CA, 56 at time of event (December 6, 2015) Location of Event – 5K Run in Orlando, FL Please accept my nomination of Sherif Badawy, MD, Attending Physician, Hematology/Oncology; Instructor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Sherif was among 900 individuals participating in a 5K run… Read More
She Was Not Only My Hero, She Was An Inspiration to the Miners!
2017 Nominee – Carole Puryear Survivor – Connie Branson, Madisonville, KY, 57 at time of event (January 4, 2017) Location of Event – Country Road My name is Connie Branson, and I would like to nominate Carole Puryear for the 2017 SCA People Saving People Award because she saved my life on January 4, 2017. This morning started off like nearly every morning – Carole and I got up early to get our… Read More
Theresa's CPR Kept Me Alive
2017 Nominee – Theresa Paulsen Hayes Survivor – Mike Neubauer, San Francisco CA, 70 at time of event (January 1, 2015) Location of Event – Parking Lot at Mall I don’t remember any of these details. My memory loss begins about one week before and three weeks after the SCA. The story was told to me by my wife, Mia. It has been two and a half years since the cardiac arrest. I am 72 and back to work… Read More
In the Blink of An Eye, Our Lives Changed
2017 Nominee – Debbie Freed Survivor – Brian Freed, Bloomington, MN, 54 at time of event (September 5, 2012) Location of Event – Home Prior to September of 2012 my life was typical. I was 54 years old, married, and always had an excuse as to why I had not quit smoking or gotten any exercise, except for square dancing, which I love to do. You would think I should have feared dying from a smoking-… Read MoreHis Saving of Young Lives Was Returned to Him by His Chain of Rescuers
2017 Nominees – Steven Weis, Paul Crist, Richard Sammons, Scott Shinsky, David Carey Survivor – Vincent Taylor, 60 at time of event (May 18, 2017) Location of Event – Watercraft accident, Frog Mortar Creek, Baltimore County, MD The following is a memo from Chief Shane K. Pule Sr. to fire department personnel It is my request that all parties involved receive appreciation for their roles in the… Read More
My Daughter, Alicia, Is My Hero. I Attribute Her Valor to Her Military Training
2017 Nominee – Alicia Murgolo Survivor – Donna Eldridge, Wilmington, DE, 60 at time of event (January 31, 2013) Location of Event – Daughter's home in Lakenheath, England On December 6, 2012, I moved to Lakenheath, UK, to live with my daughter Alicia, who was stationed there because she was part of an Air Force family. I had had a heart attack six months before this move, which required a stent.… Read More
I Thought I Was Talking to An Adult: Brendan Was So Calm
2017 Nominee – Brendan Gould Survivor – Thomas Gould, Barrington, IL, 56 at time of event (February 6, 2016) Location of Event – Home I was having a conversation with my son Brendan, on February 6, 2016, at 5:30 pm. In mid-sentence, and with no warning signs, I collapsed onto the floor of my son’s bedroom. Brendan, then 16 years of age, recognized immediately that my gurgling noises, a lack of… Read More
A Call No Mother Ever Wants to Receive
2017 Nominees – Chris Featherstone and Erika Bean Survivor – Hannah Bean, Decaur, IL, 16 at time of event (July 11, 2016) Location of Event – Home I am writing to nominate my husband and daughter for the People Saving People Award. On July 11th, 2016, I got a call that no mother ever wants to receive. My husband, Chris, called to tell me that my daughter Hannah had collapsed and was being rushed… Read More
Thanks to My Guardian Angels, There is No Need to Ask Where the Wake is Being Held
2017 Nominees – Sebastian Koziel and Randy McGregor Survivor – Tom Lane, Lemont, IL, 53 at time of event (December 5, 2015) Location of Event – Gym The following is an e-mail message Tom sent to his co-workers. Happy Friday! It's Great to Be Alive! On Saturday, December 5th, 2015, I went to the Lemont park district gym to work out like I do almost every day. I spent a half hour on an elliptical… Read More