Good News Notes: “Alejandra Cisneros told KCAL-TV that she found her teenage son unconscious at her home when she returned home from shopping and called 911. ‘I was like, God, please don’t take him from me,’ Cisneros told the TV station. ‘I was just praying out loud.’ Riverside Police Officer Matthew Rhoades just happened to…
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Poolside Miracle: Parents share ‘miraculous’ revival after son’s near-drowning
Good News Notes: “Water safety has a whole new meaning for one Holliday family after almost losing their 3-year-old son. It was a Fourth of July weekend near-drowning accident, turned miracle and now a story they hope raises awareness. Jenna and Craig Kerr said they never thought this would happen to them. Now it’s a…
NJ Transit cop revives baby born at train station
Good News Notes: “A newborn who was not breathing when she was born in a train station bathroom is doing well after a police officer performed CPR on the child and rushed her to a hospital. Body camera videoreleased Friday by NJ Transit police showed what happened when officers arrived at the women’s restroom in Newark’s…
Elderly Bayard man saved following heart attack
Good News Notes: “An elderly Bayard man who suffered a heart attack Sunday was saved following treatment from a Bayard police officer and volunteer firefighters. Bayard Police Chief Lee Alirez said that the man was flown out of Gila Regional Medical Center and is doing OK. According to a press release sent by Alirez, Bayard…
Firefighter, Man Whose Life He Saved at Wrigley Field Reunite to Share Their Harrowing Story
Good News Notes: “An ordinary day at the ballpark turned into a harrowing fight for survival for one Chicago Cubs fan last summer, and this week he reunited with the man who saved his life on that fateful day. During the Cubs’ Aug. 5 game against the Oakland A’s, John Ginino was sitting in the…
Off-duty nurses save toddler rescued from a hotel pool
Good News Notes: “Two off-duty nurses, a 9-year-old girl and her godmother are being hailed as heroes after they saved a toddler who nearly drowned in a hotel pool. Police in Livonia, Michigan, on Wednesday, posted a video of the terrifying January 24 incident on their Facebook page. There were about a dozen people around…
High school hockey player saved by defibrillator after collapsing
Good News Notes: “A young hockey player collapses on the ice and an athletic trainer springs into action. Now the parents of Northville teen Conor Place, can’t help but call an athletic trainer – an angel.” “Back in December just two days after Christmas, the 15-year-old who has played hockey since he was 4, was…
West High School students honored for fast action that saved a life last year
Good News Notes: “Two West High School students were recognized on Friday for their quick action that saved the life of Assistant Attorney General David Carlson last year when his car crashed. A school assembly during which Attorney General Sean Reyes presented the students with certificates of appreciation was the first time Carlson got the chance…
Bend family celebrates girl’s ‘miracle’ recovery
Good News Notes: “Rob Ryan was hanging the Christmas lights at his family’s Bend home one Sunday in November when a 33-day medical nightmare with a miraculous happy ending began. Ryan said he had called a pediatric nurse about his sick 8-year-old daughter, Kelley, who had been lethargic and just not doing well. ‘I know…
His heart stopped for 19 minutes. CPR saved his life.
Good News Notes: We’ve all heard it; CPR can mean the difference between life or death, but that saying is especially true for people who experience sudden cardiac arrest. “You can be very young, you can be very old, it does not matter. Cardiac arrest does not discriminate and can affect anyone at any time,”…