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8:49PM | September 18, 2009 | comments: 0
In a heartbeat
Life can turn on a dime, end in an instant, be over before we hit the floor. That is basically what happens during Sudden Cardiac Arrest. It's not heart disease, it's a congenital abnormality and when hit with SCA, it's pretty much over. That's what happened to Plano's Zachary Schrah, he finished practice, and then died. His mother has formed an organization called 'Living for Zachary'. It designed to raise awareness about SCA. The organization has joined with Baylor Heart Hospital in Plano and is now offering two screenings, an echocardiogram and and electrocardiogram. I'm told the package ususally cost around $1000.00 dollars, but if you're between the ages of 13 and 22, it's just $100.00. Doctor's say such a test would likely have saved Zachary's lilfe. His mom is still mourning his death, but Living for Zachary.

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