Global Ischemia Foundation

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My soul-mate Kathleen Davey had a cardiac arrest on Sat. morning, January 24, 2004 around 10 a.m. after doing pull-ups in the garage. Samantha, our heroic 6 -year-old daughter, alertly called 911 and Kathleen was rushed to the hospital. After being told that she would certainly die, Kathleen began to claw her way back. Since that time she has begun to make incremental gains on what was bound to be a long and arduous road to recuperation but is still minimally conscious (http://getwellkathleen.us/ ). She's my true love, my best friend, and a great mommy.

Kathleen and others like her deserve research time and money to be spent on finding a cure. The relative lack of numbers (approximately 20,000-60,000) in the United States has led to a relative lack of research on this topic which only increased funding can facilitate. As the number of people “rescued” from near drowning and cardiac arrests increases, it is imperative to accelerate research on paths to help such people.

- Mike Davey