The First Coast Heart Walk is more than a one-day event -- it’s a movement that is saving lives. Every year, 655,000 people in the United States die of heart disease, according to the Mayo Clinic.
It’s something that Kaci Chesser doesn’t take for granted and the reason why she joined in the walk with her two daughters -- and 20,000 other supporters.Every year, 655,000 people in the United States die of heart disease, according to the Mayo Clinic.Amber Wilson, Executive Director of the First Coast Heart Association, joins us to discuss how you can get moving and help defeat heart disease at the First Coast Heart Walk at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds.
Thousands who joined in the walk at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds on Saturday are either affected by heart disease, have recovered from it, or are battling it right now.“I dropped dead in the driveway,” Donovan said.“I did CPR from watching it on TV. You do it to the song ‘Staying Alive,’ you know, and I hadn’t had any training,” Donovan’s wife said.All donations from the First Coast Heart Walk go toward research.
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