KAPftH was established in memory of 23-year-old Kieran Popp, who passed away in 2015 from sudden cardiac arrest. Popp’s family was unaware he had a fatal heart disease that could have been treated.
Jeanene Popp, executive director of KAPftH and Kieran’s mother, is part of a national coalition of parents who have lost a child or whose child survived sudden cardiac arrest.
“Kieran was a normal, seemingly healthy 23-year-old,” said Jeanene Popp. “I now know that this sort of thing is not rare, and we are working hard to raise awareness and institute cardiac screening programs for children in the local community.”
For more information, visit http://kapfortheheart.weebly.com and www.parentheartwatch.com.
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