By Ken Sturtz When Lisa Wiles replays the events of April 9, 2020, as she has many times, she’s reminded that things easily could’ve ended differently. She worked a half day, napped, ran errands and then showered. It was...
Tag: American Heart Association
An Issue Near and Dear to Her Heart
By Ken Sturtz Two years ago, the fashion design firm Jackie Ferrari built from scratch was on life support after having been battered in the pandemic. Millions of dollars in orders vanished overnight. She was forced to furlough most...
Natalie Holst: A Lucky Mother
By Jason Klaiber As a first-time mother, Natalie Holst recalled being nervous but ready for the delivery of her baby boy. Looking back, the sonograms had depicted nothing but satisfactory results and no complications were expected, save for Natalie’s bout...
Meg Corey: The Heart Lady in Red
American Heart Association representative gets students exuberant about exercise By Jason Klaiber In her 13 years as youth marketing director for the American Heart Association, Meg Corey has never tired of putting on the same outfit every day, nor...
A lesson learned – After nearly losing her life, Kristin Rubino becomes tireless advocate for heart health education
By Emma Vallelunga SYRACUSE – If Kristin Rubino didn’t listen to her heart, she would not be alive today. Her passion for women’s heart health awareness began with a life-threatening experience that allowed her to educate and relate to thousands...