On July 14, 2004 our beautiful daughter Sarah Elizabeth Friend set off to NRH20 Water Park and never returned home.  She was 12 years old, three weeks short of her 13th birthday, with so much to live for.  Sarah collapsed climbing the stairs of a water coaster and was not resuscitated.  We were and are devastated at this tragedy.  In the dark hours that followed, we were informed that the cause of her untimely death was Cardiac Arrest due to an unknown heart disease called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), a thickening of the heart muscle or enlarged heart.  When someone suffers a cardiac arrest and their heart goes into ventricular fibrillation, the only life saving remedy is an AED (automatic external defibrillator).  In order not to let Sarah’s death be in vain, our organization was started.  Her passing made apparent the serious need for training in the recognition and treatment of emergencies including cardiac emergencies.

What can we do to not lose another Sarah?  Contact us today!

(817) 581-2011 laura@runforsarah.com