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Witness uses CPR to help save runner in Tempe
Last October, a woman suffered a heart attack while running on the Arizona Canal. On Wednesday, we heard from her and the person who saved her life using CPR. FOX 10's Irene Snyder has the story.
TEMPE, Ariz. - Anne Terry is grateful to be alive.
What they're saying:
"She saved my life, she really did," Terry said. "Stephen and I, my husband, went to the canal for a run. On the way back, close to the golf course, I went face down and had a heart attack," Terry said.
But Terry says she had a guardian angel.
"It was a very scary moment. She had no pulse and wasn’t breathing," Desiree Sloat said.
Desiree Sloat was working at a nearby golf course when the medical emergency occurred.
"We had women golfers say a woman was on canal path. I just ran out there, not sure why didn’t know CPR, but the 911 operator walked me through it and at one point she took a breath, then another breath," Sloat said.
Terry woke up in the hospital several days later. She had open-heart surgery and a pacemaker installed. Now months later, she is getting back to normal, spending time with her husband, kids and grandkids.
"I was so thankful. Oh my goodness, it was amazing," Terry said.
The Tempe Fire Department was working on CPR training on Wednesday morning. Sloat is working on getting her staff CPR certified. She and Terry are now good friends.
"I got a new friend, you know. She sends me birthday cards. We are very grateful that it all worked out," Sloat said. "It means everything. I’m very happy it turns out like this, cause it was very scary at the time, and I’m grateful. I know she’s grateful, her family, she for another Mother’s Day, Christmas… very important."
Terry says the two will always remain close, and she credits the life she has today to her guardian angel.
"If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be here today," Terry said.
The Source: FOX 10's Irene Snyder gathered information and interviews for this report.