There’s an easy way to save lives from sudden cardiac arrest

By: Sarah Katzenmaier

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 763

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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On Oct. 24, 2021, dressed as a zombie and dancing in Lexington’s annual Thriller Parade, I collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest and died in front of the Kentucky Theatre.

Main Street was packed with a thousand zombies and 10,000 spectators, making it impossible for an emergency vehicle to navigate through the horde of zombies. If not for the heroic actions of Charlotte Callan, who performed CPR for over 10 minutes, I would …

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