We have all known someone or heard of someone who has just "died" or "dropped dead". As harsh as it sounds, it is true. Most of the incidents were normal people that just died during normal daily activities, with normal lives..... SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest) is the reason.
Just as Karen Schrah, The Helgeson Family lost a loved one on a normal day, during a normal activity and for no reason other than SCA. Rita and Richard Helgeson lost their son due to SCA and Karen Schrah lost her son, Zachary. Andrew Helgeson was just 18 years old.
SCA doesn't play favorites, Sudden Cardiac Arrest can hit at any age, any race and at any time. We know this information because Zachary Schrah was a healthy young man playing football with no know health conditions.
Young people who go in
to Sudden Cardiac Arrest can most often be saved if an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is used to reset the heart to a normal heart rhythm.More than anything, had either of these young men had a Electrocardiogram (EKG) and/or a Echocardiogram (ECHO), their heart conditions may have been detected with could have prevented their death.
There are many things to learn about SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest) and Living for Zachary is doing everything they can to promote Heart Screening in our Youth. Please join our efforts by donating to the Living for Zachary Organization or attending one of our Living for Zachary Fundraising events.
Let your Heart be Heard!
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