Issue link: https://viewer.e-digitaledition.com/i/55865
A Husband's Heart-Saving Love An avid Zumba® enthusiast and proponent of physical activity, 37-year-old Lori Parillo of Freehold seemed the most unlikely person to experience a cardiac event that left her in a medically induced coma for nearly a week. "It was the morning after Thanksgiving when my wife's chest started hurting," recalls Lori's husband, Peter Parillo. "Lori went into the bathroom and I heard her say, 'Peter, help me.' I walked in and caught her right before she fell to the floor, unconscious." Acting swiftly, Peter hit the medical button on their house alarm and performed CPR on his wife until paramedics arrived. Lori was taken to CentraState Medical Center, where she was diagnosed with a tear in her aortic artery that lead to a heart attack. "If my husband hadn't continued to perform CPR on me, I might not be alive today," Lori says. "Words cannot describe how thankful I am for him." APPReCiAtion thRouGh eduCAtion To celebrate Lori's survival and the unprecedented care the Parillos received at CentraState, Peter and Lori registered nearly 20 friends to take a CPR course through CentraState's Health Awareness Center. "Unfortunately, many people don't know what to do when someone collapses," Peter says. "Lori and I are testaments to how important it is to know correct CPR administration." For more information about classes offered at CentraState, visit www.centrastate.com/healthprograms or call the HAC at (732) 308-0570. HD Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center program highlights—march/april 2012 Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus • 901 West Main Street, Freehold NJ 07728 For more information about these and other classes, screenings, special events, and more offered through the HAC, and to register, visit www.centrastate.com/healthprograms or call the HAC at (732) 308-0570, unless otherwise noted. CPR Training Center CPR & AED (adult and child) $50 $50 CPR & AED (adult, child, and infant) $60 $60 All texts are included. Lifestyle Management Lighten Up for Weight Loss: Weight-Loss Programs Eight sessions, which include one hour of nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian and 30 minutes of exercise with a certified fitness professional. $99 • Lighten Up for Arthritis • Lighten Up for Pre-Diabetes or Diabetes • Lighten Up for Heart Health www.centrastate.com One time/week: $40/month Two times/week: $75/month* Preschool Prep now offered: One time/week: $60/month Two times/week: $112/month* Three times/week: $156/month* * Discounts apply to multiple registrations for most classes. Student Health Awareness Center Girls Grow Up $18 $18 Babysitting Clinic $40 $40 March/April 2012 15 Maternal Child Health Baby & Me $52 Storytime & More $40 Training in CPR helped Peter Parillo save his wife's life when she suffered a heart attack last year. 4-week session; March 6 or 4-week session; March 5 or T 10–11:15 a.m. starting April 3, uesdays , starting March 9 or April 2, Mondays , April 6, or F ridays , 12–1:15 p starting .m. T T hursday , W ednesday , March 8, April 25, Monday , T 6:30–8:30 p 6:30–8:30 p hursday , March 19, April 19, .m. .m. 6:30–9:30 p .m. 6:30–9:30 p .m. T hursdays , T starting March 29, hursdays , T uesdays , 9:30–11 a.m. starting March 29, 9:30–11 a.m. starting March 27, uesday , T hursday , March 6, April 12, Saturday , 7–8:30 p Saturday , 7–8:30 p March 17, .m. .m. April 21, 10 a.m.–2 p 10 a.m.–2 p .m. .m. 7:30–9 p .m.