On January 9, 2023, Melissa suffered a cardiac arrest while running on a treadmill. Her life was saved thanks to the heroic actions of CPR-trained fellow gym-goers, the New Canaan YMCA staff, and New Canaan EMT's, as well as an easily accessible AED. We're paying her good luck forward by partnering with two local CT organizations,
MORE GEORGE and
IN A HEARTBEAT to organize CPR trainings and AED donations to businesses in our community.