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Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
CNY comes together to raise money at the 2025 Syracuse Heart Walk
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Central New Yorkers raised more than $465,000 at the 2025 Syracuse Heart Walk on Sunday, March 30. The Heart Walk is an annual, family-friendly event that brings the community together to support the mission of the American Heart Association: to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. The event's goal is to enhance CPR training accessibility, increase funding for research and save lives. About 2,000 people gathered at the SRC arena for the Heart Walk. The event brought together heart disease and stroke survivors, as well as people from dozens of local companies. 'When companies, communities and individuals come together to support the Heart Walk, they create a ripple effect of positive change,' said Dr. Seth Kronenberg, the president and CEO of Crouse Health and Syracuse Heart Walk volunteer chairman. 'Let's keep moving forward, one step at a time, towards a healthier future for all.' During the event, the American Heart Association also presented Fran Brown, Syracuse University's football coach, with the Paul 'Bear' Bryant Newcomer Coach of the Year Award. The award, which is presented annually, celebrates Bear Bryant's legacy and raises funds for research to eliminate death from cardiovascular disease and stroke. The event was sponsored by Crouse Health, St. Joseph's Health, FamilyCare Medical Group and more. You can visit this link to learn more. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Yahoo
Syracuse man arrested for threats to Liverpool schools
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 21-year-old man after he called in threats to the Liverpool Central School District. 21-year-old Tahjay Perry from Syracuse was arrested and charged with seven felony charges of Making a Terroristic Threat in connection with making threats to the school district. Sheriffs say that during these calls, Perry threatened to carry out a school shooting, prompting an immediate police investigation. According to the release, Perry was taken in without incident and is currently being held at the Onondaga County Justice Center. Syracuse's Maria Regina Motherhouse to be demolished, city says Syracuse man arrested for threats to Liverpool schools Fish fry events for Lent around CNY 1,000 Islands named top fishing spot by publication Heart attack survivor shares life-saving message ahead of Syracuse Heart Walk Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Heart attack survivor shares life-saving message ahead of Syracuse Heart Walk
SYRACUSE N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Hundreds of Central New Yorkers will lace up their sneakers to raise money and awareness for CPR education this Sunday, March 30. Doors will open at the SRC Arena for the Syracuse Heart Walk at 8 a.m. for registration. Opening ceremonies are at 9:45 a.m. NewsChannel 9's Rachel Polansky will be emceeing the American Heart Association's signature fundraising event. For one Manlius family, the Heart Walk will be more personal than ever before. 'I woke up to a big thud. I ran back up the stairs and I found him,' Julie Cox Gorczynski recounts the moment her world came to a standstill. It was a Wednesday morning in August 2023. It was a wake-up call Julie will never forget. 'I said 'Are you okay? What's going on?' And he wasn't responding,' Julie said. Julie's husband, Steve, had collapsed. His heart had stopped beating. Julie grabbed her phone and dialed 911. Then a dispatcher walked her through CPR. 'We'd done infant and child CPR when our son was born but it had been almost 30 years,' Julie said. 'The dispatcher told me instantly, 'You're going too fast, slow down.'' She continued doing CPR until first responders arrived and rushed her husband to Crouse. 'When it happens, it's like a volcano erupting. It happens suddenly,' Dr. Anil George, a cardiologist at Crouse Health, said. Dr. Anil George said Steve suffered a heart attack involving a major artery. It's commonly called the 'widowmaker' because only 12 percent of people survive it outside a hospital. 'Everything that could happen to him in a heart attack, happened. But we were able to open up that artery. We sucked out a big piece of clot and then we were able to get a stent in there,' Dr. George said. The cardiologist believes Julie's quick actions played a crucial role in saving her husband's life. 'His body was not getting any blood flow. That CPR was basically pumping blood to his brain and the rest of his organs to keep him alive until we were able to shock him and get him back into rhythm,' Dr. George added. But Steve wasn't out of the woods yet. 'He was really sick and he was in shock; what we call cardiogenic shock, which is the sickest state you can be in if you're having a heart attack,' Dr. George said. Dr. George and his team opened Steve's blocked artery and inserted a stent. 'And thank goodness he got better. And he recovered,' Dr. George added. Steve would spend the next eight days healing at Crouse — even celebrating his 55th birthday from a hospital bed. 'Pretty special birthday,' Steve said with tears in his eyes. 'Grateful doesn't do it justice.' No gift could top the one he received that year. 'A lot of things had to happen just right for me to be here today,' Steve said. Now, Steve is committed to paying it forward — hoping his story will inspire others to learn CPR – giving them the same gift of life he received. 'If my story, if my advocacy can do some good over the long haul, that's the least I can do,' Steve added. Steve and his family will be participating in the Syracuse Heart Walk on Sunday. Learn more about hands-only CPR. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
