[View Post on Facebook] We are so grateful to our youth ambassador, Heather Freligh, for putting together this amazing video that walks you through how to register your AED with the PulsePoint AED app. AEDs save lives — but only if people know where to find them and how to register them so that more people can find and use them in an emergency. Our challenge to you: Locate the AEDs in your neighborhood. Register them in the PulsePoint AED app. PulsePoint AED is a powerful too

[View Story] In late May, twenty-one advocates from across the state of California took to Capitol Hill! Their Mission? To advocate for the Access to AEDs Act and the HEARTS Act during the American Heart Association’s 2024 Federal Fly-In. Sudden cardiac arrest survivor Heather Freligh and her dad Derek kicked off our week of learning and advocating by sharing their story in front of the 200+ advocates who were gathered in DC. They set the stage for the importance of passing t

[View Post on Facebook] After years of work as a dedicated, advocate, passion speaker and volunteer, it's no surprise that heart hero Heather Freligh was named one of our National Youth Ambassadors! Heather is from Tracy, CA and at just 13 years old, experienced cardiac arrest while at school. Thanks to the quick action of her principal, who performed Hands-Only CPR, along with the support of friends and first responders, Heather survived and is now a passionate voice for hea

[View Story] September 22, 2023 was a normal day for Heather Freligh. She was 13. The basketball season had just started at the Art Freiler Elementary in Tracy, California. Heather was the starting Point Guard. After lunch, Heather played with her friends getting ready for the big game. She went to class and forgot all about the math test she had that day. As Heather was getting ready to take the test, sitting down next to her friends, papers being passed out, she was trying

[View Story] We are thrilled to welcome Heather Freligh as the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation’s first Youth Ambassador. Heather is a sudden cardiac arrest survivor, student-athlete, and passionate youth advocate. At age 13, she experienced sudden cardiac arrest in her classroom and survived thanks to the quick actions of her classmates, school principal, and trained responders. Since then, she has become a strong voice for heart health, CPR, and AED access, sharing her stor