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Arcadia Weekly Sep 17, 2012
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The American Heart Association’s Los Angeles Heart Walk on Sept. 29 at the Pasadena Rose Bowl aims to raise awareness and critical funds to fight heart disease and stroke – the nation’s No. 1 and No. 4 killers.
In connection with this we’d like to share the stories of three San Gabriel Valley locals who have been touched by cardiovascular disease. They know personally why community support is key to the fight against the nation’s leading health threats.
Erika Perez is a 38-year-old mother from Temple City who suffered a massive heart attack this past February, only 10 days after giving birth to her third child. Since the incident she has taken steps to improve her health as well as inspire her entire family to live healthy.
Pasadena resident Anabelle Provisor was born with a life-threatening heart defect. Fortunately, when Anabelle was born in 2007 the science and technology were already there to help doctors not only diagnose the problem, but also correct it. Anabelle has had two open-heart surgeries and she is now 5 years old, healthy and active as any kid her age.
William “Bill” Young, also of Pasadena, was playing with his daughter when he suffered a heart attack at the age of 50 in 1992. He underwent triple bypass surgery, followed by two years of rehabilitation, and has been healthy since.
The $1.5 million that the Los Angeles Heart Walk hopes to raise this year will benefit the American Heart Association’s cardiovascular research efforts, community education outreach and other mission-related work – and save lives.
