The American Heart Association (AHA) was founded by six cardiologists in 1924, and is the nation’s oldest, largest voluntary organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease and stroke. Over the years, the organization has grown tremendously, and has helped fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies as well as help save and improve lives. Their mission…to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and strokes. If it weren’t for the fundraising efforts of the AHA, we may not have had success stories from patients like Camille and Dean. Meet Camille Avery Freeman. With her bright eyes and adorable smile, you would never know that she was born with a congenital heart defect, Transposition of the Great Arteries, that almost took Camille’s life before she even had the chance to live it. For the first ten days of her life, Camille was kept alive with medication and machines until she was strong enough to have open-heart surgery, an “arterial switch” operation.
To learn more about the American Heart Association and their efforts to reduce death caused by heart disease and stroke, visit www.heart.org. For more information about the 2013 Santa Clarita Heart & Stroke Walk, visit www.GLACountyHeartWalk.org or call Alisha Castro at 213-291-7094. American Heart Association Heart & Stroke Walk What: When: Where: What Time: |
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Meet Dean Oshiro, Santa Clarita resident who went into full arrest and was given life-saving resuscitation by the paramedics. At first glance, you’d never think that Dean was a candidate for a heart attack. At the age of 45, he worked out three days a week and ran on a regular basis. An officer for the Santa Monica Police Department, one of his priorities was to keep physically and mentally fit.