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Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Health
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Free cardiac care screening event held in Waterbury
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Turning a near tragedy into preventative action. 'One of his teammates came out to get me, his father. I went in the back room, he was going through cardiac arrest,' Ty's father, Terence Lott said. Minutes after celebrating a Holy Cross High School basketball win last month, Ty Lott collapsed in the locker room. 1st Responders honored for service during cardiac emergencies in New Haven Two nurses and a firefighter in the crowd gave the 16-year-old CPR until an ambulance arrived. At the hospital, Ty went into a medically induced coma, then the ICU for a week. 'It was slow at first! I was in the hospital. Taking the medication, they were giving me. Then I went home and rested for a little bit and now I'm back at school,' Ty Lott, who suffered cardiac arrest, said. 'We had angels on our side that night and it's hard to put words on it, it almost brings me to tears,' Holy Cross High School Boys Basketball Coach Michael Wilson said. Weeks later, Ty and his family, along with nonprofit In a Heartbeat and the Greater Waterbury YMCA hosted a free cardiac care screening event. 'I think just to know ahead of time so no one else has to go through this is important,' Ty's mother, Tasha Lott said. 'Kids don't get their heart checked. They might get their heart listened to. They might be asked about systems, but an ECG can actually detect most heart disease that cause sudden cardiac arrest,' In a Heartbeat President & Founder Mike Papale said. News 8's Brittany Schaefer got a firsthand look at the ECG test. It was painless, fast and took less than five minutes. It can detect most heart conditions, many that go unnoticed. 'Survival rates for cardiac arrest is low so we want to detect it before they are in that emergency situation,' Papale said. Papale knows firsthand, going into cardiac arrest at just 17. He said Ty's motivation to help others this soon is inspirational. Wednesday's Warrior: Man shares cardiac arrest story to encourage heart health in young people 'What they went through is traumatic and it's amazing they are already a month later ready to be this involved,' Papale said. 'Everybody cares about what's going on and seeing people from other schools and stuff being here too,' Ty's teammate and friend Azye Harge said. 'To have this beautiful moment with ty and everyone smiling and hugging and blessing the community with some opportunity. It's awesome,' Wilson said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Wednesday's Warrior: Dog Gone Recovery reunites thousands of pets with families
CANTON, Conn. (WTNH) — You've likely seen their posters, but we want to introduce you to the organization behind them. 'We have 67 volunteers,' said Carol Ferruci of Connecticut Dog Gone Recovery Volunteers Network, which works to reunite families with their beloved dogs. 'We are going to do what we can to try and help you. We don't turn people away,' said Ferruici, who is at the helm of the nonprofit. CT Dog Gone Recovery was founded over 10 years ago and has brought thousands of dogs back home. Wednesday's Warrior: Man shares cardiac arrest story to encourage heart health in young people 'So many lost pet owners have told us how it's the worst feeling they have gone through and when we see that reunion, it's the best,' Ferruici said. No rescue is too big for the nonprofit. 'We had a Bernice Mountain dog, Trixie, we put up traps, but she wasn't going, crossing any thresholds,' Ferruici said. But CT Dog Gone Recovery didn't give up. 'We designed a trap that was huge for this dog,' Ferruici said. After six months on the loose, Trixie was caught! Today, she is happy, healthy, and home. 'Any donations made to us goes directly back into helping find more dogs,' Ferruici said. In Meriden, a dog named Salsa went running after getting into a car crash. 'The woman was traveling from Boston to New York. We sent a drone up in the air and we spotted it on our drone very close to the edge of the highway,' Ferruici said. It was a dark and cold night and Salsa was right there, next to cars whipping by. Scared, not knowing her surroundings, she just wanted to return to the site of the accident to find her family. With the help of a thermal imaging drone, state police and Meriden animal control, Dog Gone Recovery volunteers were able to safely get Salsa back into the woods and into a trap. Salsa wasn't the only dog involved in the crash, another dog also broke two bones in one of its legs, CT Dog Gone Recovery helped raise funds to pay for its surgery. To learn more about the nonprofit, volunteer or donate click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
