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Friday, November 16, 2012

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta to Teach Heart Safety

Project S.A.V.E. to educate on sudden cardiac death prevention at the Atlanta Half Marathon Expo Nov. 20 and Nov. 21.

Trainers from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's program Project S.A.V.E., which exists to educate Georgia about sudden cardiac death prevention, will be at the Atlanta Half Marathon Expo demonstrating CPR and teaching heart safety tips to race participants during Thanksgiving week. The expo will take place in the Atrium Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 20, and Wednesday, Nov. 21, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. CPR is a life skill everyone needs—and it’s easier than ever to save a life. Visit Project S.A.V.E. at the expo to get practice with hands-only CPR and learn about the early warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest. Through the training and education provided by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Project S.A.V.E. …

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Mom Says "Thanks" To Children's Healthcare With Inman Park Fundraiser

Little Noah Tanner had a fetal stroke, which left one arm nearly paralyzed and his speech impaired. But Children's Healthcare is giving a little boy a chance.

As a mom, Lauren Tanner knew. There was something wrong; Noah just wasn't like the other babies. And like any mom, she went to her doctor to see what was wrong. But for months, her son's primary doctor kept dismissing her worries regarding his development. "It took about six months of me saying something's wrong and finally she gave me a referral to a specialist to shut me up," Tanner, who lives in Marietta, told East Atlanta Patch. Cindy Stocklin, a physical therapist at Children's, confirmed last year what a mother's heart already knew: something was wrong with Noah. "He had a fetal stroke and the tests showed that 20 percent of his brain was damaged and that's when we started the journey we're on," Tanner, who has been blogging about …

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