Bob Kury was walking down a stretch of Arbour Lake Way in Calgary on April 5th when he suddenly collapsed from a heart attack.
“Our chance of survival goes down eight to 10 per cent every minute,” says First Aid Training Calgary chief executive officer Ben Marasco, who encourages people to become certified every three years. “80 per cent of cardiac arrests happen at home… We’re more likely to give CPR to a loved one than a co-worker.”“I have a lot of skill sets as a nurse this is a skill everyone can do. Everyone can and should know how to do CPR. and be prepared,” says Lane.
Lane didn’t know Kury had survived. A week went by and she posted to the community Facebook page searching for answers. Kury’s daughter messaged her back. “I said, ‘what? he’s alive?’ I had no idea. Then she sent me some pictures of him and he was three floors below me in the cardiac unit and it was just surreal to know and to see life behind those eyes.”“It’d be a shame if I had missed it,” laughs Kury who clearly still has his sense of humour.
His wife Joanne is also looking forward to the celebration, with plans to give CPR keychain masks as party favours and inviting Hayley Lane as the guest of honour.And when she’s given the suggestion that Lane will make the perfect teacher? “You bet!” she says with a grin. “She’s part of our family now.”
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