So, my Thursday 5pm story on the little portable defibrillators mentioned there is a difference between sudden cardiac arrest and a heart attack. Given how many American's die from sudden cardiac arrest (330,000 to 335,000 a year) and given how many people have cardiovascular disease, it's important to know the difference.

Ta Daaa!

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4741

And here is a link to the local office of the AHA:

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200279&division=PMA021

If you have an AED at your place of business or at home, you can always call the phone number that is on most of those devices to see if there is an active recall. Another option is to check with your local American Heart Association office. It can help you get the info you need.

Okay, response time!!

Mark writes in response to my blog about how everything I like to eat or drink is bad for me: Hi Steph!

It drives me nuts that every few years the eating habits of everyone goes
thru the wringer. Just because someone has a new book coming out or a new
study was completed showing the good or ill of a certain food, drink, etc...

And if you watched that totally GROSS video ((see previous posting)) that Lary sent me.. he wrote me back to tell me that we have a mutual friend (Doug) who used to have the same problems with his horses. Ewww.

Picture time!

Phojo Brian snapped these while out shooting a story that airs tomorrow actually. A lot of folks are on vacation so I tried to get a day ahead by shooting two stories today. No, the story isn't about kittens. It's about stroke. The kitties were an added bonus.

I think I look like I'm strangling it in this pic, but she's actually totally snuggled in and purring.

And here they are 'helping' us put up the lights:

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