Mary Sheehan fundraising for Irish Heart Foundation

On June 2 2024, I am running the VHI Women's Mini Marathon for the Irish Heart Foundation. I've had an internal defibrillator (ICD) since 2015. I had it implanted after going into a cardiac arrest one morning before school in sixth year. My brilliant neighbour Seán Leydon quickly started chest compressions and I was resuscitated using an external defibrillator (AED). In July 2023, I had a cardiac arrest while on holiday in Greece. Within seconds, my ICD kicked in to defibrillate me and I was quickly back to myself. However, for most people who go into a sudden cardiac arrest, whether they be at home or kicking a football on a pitch, they will die within minutes without external help. The Irish Heart Foundation runs an extensive CPR-training network and, in 2022, spent €1.3 million on CPR alone and trained 60,000 people. Please consider donating to this amazing charity and sign up to learn how to do chest compressions and use an AED. Thank you 🫶

About Irish Heart Foundation

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Every hour someone in Ireland suffers from a stroke. Every day, hundreds of Irish people are diagnosed with heart disease. The lives of these people are often cut tragically short. Many are left disabled. Almost 9,000 people die each year, making heart disease and stroke one of the nation’s biggest killers. It shouldn’t be this way and this fact forms our reason for being. We are the nation’s heart and stroke charity. Our mission is to effect positive change in the lifestyles of Irish people, to achieve better outcomes for those affected by heart disease and stroke and to challenge when the health of our nation is put at risk. We empower people to live longer, healthier lives. Thank you for choosing to support us.

About Vhi Womens Mini Marathon Fundraising Campaign 2024

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The Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon is a 10k road race, which takes place every June bank holiday weekend in Dublin city centre. It is the largest women’s event of its kind in the world. Hundreds of charities are also big winners. Women taking part in the event choose which charity they will support and raise funds for, and any local causes gain vital funds from the event. The Vhi Women’s Mini marathon is one of the largest one-day charity events in the country. The Women’s Mini Marathon mission is to organise a world-class event in a safe environment and enable participants to raise much-needed funds for charities. We are committed to promoting the development of a healthy lifestyle for women and providing a great 10km event which they can walk, jog or run together to achieve their personal goals.
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