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FUNDRAISING TARGET SET AS PLAYER LEAVES HOSPITAL DANIEL Lowe, the teenage footballer saved by a defibrillator last weekend, has been discharged from hospital and has been reunited with his Stocksbridge Park Steels team mates. The under 15 Yellows have had a week that they will probably never forget. Last Sunday they were devastated when their friend and team mate had a heart attack while playing. The heroics of several individuals kept him alive and he ended up in the special Heart Hospital in Leeds, where he underwent heart surgery. The trauma of the ordeal has affected a lot of people and through social media, people from around the country have sent best wishes and get well messages. So it was some surprise when just seven days later, Daniel requested to join his team mates and go back to the pitch where the incident took place. Daniel, fifth from the left, was surrounded by ecstatic and relieved players and managers. Daniel’s family have been keen to use the unfortunate incident as a way of raising awareness of defibrillators. His father said in a statement: “I would like to thank everyone who was at Daniel’s match “Their quick thinking not only saved his life but on Sunday. brought him back to us without any mental defi“Everyone contributed to saving our son’s life. From cits. He has recovered amazingly having spent time the referee, who knew that the defibrillator existed, in hospital in Leeds to investigate what caused his to the parents who ran to get it, the parents who cardiac arrest. lined the route for the ambulance so it knew where to go and of course the nurses and our coach Nick “The presence of the defibrillator saved our son’s life. This amazing, life saving, piece of equipment that started his CPR and brought him back to us. is priceless. If we learn anything from this event,
please let it be that these defibrillators need to be in every sports ground, in every school and in all our communities. “Each week in the U.K. apparently healthy young people die from sudden cardiac death. There is free screening available from an organisation called CRY. Screening in Italy has reduced the occurrence of sudden cardiac death by 89%. Please
use the screening to ensure the safety of our young people in this country.” A Just Giving page has been set up in an attempt to raise £15,000 for more defibrillators. Visit https:// www.facebook.com/Stocksbridgeparksteels/ for details on how to contribute.
