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Advocate Spotlight: Amy Walters
This month's Advocate Spotlight shines on Amy Walters. Amy has been a passionate You're the Cure advocate for several years, however, her leadership to implement CPR in schools has been instrumental in the success of this life-saving program. Recently, Amy shared with us where her passion for her volunteerism comes from and why this issue has been important in her advocacy work.
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Advocate Story: Anne Simaytis
My Health is Why!
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Meet Seth Johnson, Campaign Coordinator
Meet Seth Johnson, Campaign Coordinator for Iowa working on issues like Safe Routes to School and PE in Schools!
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Advocate Story: Anita Banerji
Family is Why!
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Advocate Spotlight: Kirk Disrude
At 38 years old my wife was 20 weeks pregnant with our first son when she saved my life by reacting FAST. I had a ischemic stroke that turned my day to day functioning upside down.
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Share Your Story: Sabrina Robinson
Meet Sabrina Robinson!
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Milton Mitchell
A hereditary blood condition called Amyloidosis broke my heart. This is a disease that will eventually attack and destroy all your organs, and it got my heart and liver before the miracles of modern medicine turned my life around.
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Francee Levin
The last thing I remember of my poetry residency at Colleton County Middle School was getting an elevator key. The next thing was seeing a strange ceiling, which turned out to be in an intensive care unit, over a week later.
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Neil Dorsey
Why am I an advocate? What got me started down this path?
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Paul Kearns
Over twenty five years ago, I was working as a boat captain on the Long Island Sound. It was a beautiful summer day around dusk when someone collapsed near me on the dock I was operating. This man was turning blue, and after being frozen with fear I did the only thing I knew to do which was to run for help.
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