36-year-old Julia Blechar was watching her daughter’s ballet class at the Colorado Conservatory of Dance in January when she suddenly went into cardiac arrest.
Luckily, Julia and her husband, Christopher Blechar, had just taken a CPR class a year and a half earlier and Chris jumped into action, calling 911 and beginning CPR.
Firefighters say that action helped save her life.
“It’s because my husband was there and able to do CPR immediately and the paramedics were able to show up in five minutes that I’m here today,” Julia Blechar said. “I’m so thankful that he was there.”
When emergency crews from North Metro Fire arrived, they continued treating Julia and then transported her to the hospital, where she stayed for a week before going home.