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10 Aug 2015

Advocate Spotlight: Joshua Levy

Hey! My name is Joshua Levy and I am an advocacy intern for the American Heart Association--Greater Bay Area!

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30 Jun 2015 | Joshua Brown

Heart Saver Spotlight: Skylar Berry

Every year there are almost 424,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the United States, and of this figure an estimated 10,200 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen to children. Sadly, only 10% of victims who suffer a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting survive, largely in part because many victims do not receive timely CPR or AED application.

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11 Aug 2014

Intern Spotlight: Elizabeth Shaeffer

Guest Blogger: Liz Shaeffer, Intern

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17 Dec 2013

Stephanie Goes to Washington DC

Stephanie L'Archuleta, California This year I was pleased to join other AHA advocates across the U.S. and rally on the Capitol steps in support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). My trip to Washington DC was amazing! The weather...

6 Dec 2013

Share Your Story: Erica Ralston

Erica Ralston, Business Development Director, California My Grandfather passed away at the age of 40 after three heart attacks. My mom was 11 and I was not in the picture. But his absence in my life has already been felt....

7 Nov 2013

Advocate Spotlight: Drew Sperling

Drew Sperling, California Drew Sperling was a college student in good health when he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke. He had no family history, blood pressure was normal and no other signs or symptoms – other than a minor headache. “I...

4 Oct 2013

Share Your Story: Marisol Ferrante

On August 19^th, 2011 Marisol Ferrante was happily at work when she suddenly began experiencing painful headaches. Thinking it was a normal stress-related headache; she took some pain killers and tried to resume working. However, even hours later, an intense pain shot up the back of her neck and wouldn't go away.

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11 Sep 2013

Advocate Spotlight: Jacob's Heart

Jacob's Heart, California Nicole Dinubilo-Wells is the mother of twins—Julianna and Jacob—who were born five weeks early on June 3, 2004. Jacob Ryan Wells was born with a critical congenital heart defect (CCHD) called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. With this...

30 May 2013

Share Your Story: Sean Sornborger

Sean Sornborger, California Before my stroke, I was on top of the world. I had a wonderful job in fashion merchandising, owned a beach property in San Diego, lived in a beautiful apartment in New York and have accomplished a...

17 Sep 2012

Share Your Story: Steve Irigoyen

Steve Irigoyen, California I was a healthy and active professional when I first had a heart attack at 39 in 2002. Since then I've had six more heart attacks, a stroke, two open-heart bypass surgeries and 15 stents placed in my arteries...