<p>My father&#39;s heart stopped beating last Tuesday night. He was at the gym and went into <a href="http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4481">cardiac arrest</a> - from what I understand, he stopped breathing. He had no <a href="http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4741">pulse.</a></p>

<p>A police officer happened to be working out next to him. He immediately performed CPR and saved his life. The health club had a <span class="content" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format">defibrillator</span> and saved his life. Some kind soul called 911 and saved his life.</p>

<p>My father is a very lucky man. But his heart is broken, and so is mine.</p>

<p><em>Do me a favor: <strong>Learn <a href="http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3040526">CPR.</a> </strong>Please. You never know when you&#39;ll save a life. </em></p>
