MASON Mich. (WLNS) – A person is fortunate to be alive after collapsing at a bowling alley.
57-year-old Dennis Kelley is recovering from a coronary heart assault that occurred on December ninth. He hopes sharing his story will encourage folks to be taught CPR and get extra companies to have transportable defibrillators of their buildings.
“I am so thankful, I am so blessed for the people who saved my life,” Kelley mentioned.
Dennis loves bowling and you may normally discover him at Metropolis Limits in Mason. That is precisely the place he was when he went into cardiac arrest.
“Took my two bowling balls and went to put them on the rack and just collapsed,” Kelley mentioned.
He does not keep in mind something after collapsing. Fortunately, there have been folks close by who knew what to do. Two males who knew CPR have been within the bowling alley when Kelley had a coronary heart assault. Off responsibility Ingham County Sheriffs Sergeant Adam Jackson and retired paramedic Kevin Ammerman who has 40 years of CPR expertise. Sergeant Jackson occurred to be on the bowling alley having dinner along with his household. He heard somebody wanted assist and jumped into motion.
“Found him lying on the floor,” Jackson mentioned.
That is when Sergeant Jackson noticed Ammerman giving Dennis CPR.
“God put me there for a reason and apparently Dennis was that reason,” Ammerman mentioned.
Sergeant Jackson mirrored on the truth that he and Ammerman have been each at Metropolis Limits when Dennis went into cardiac arrest.
“I don’t know how the outcome would have been if these circumstances hadn’t been the same,” Jackson mentioned.
Simply down the street was Deputy William Belanger, fortunately he had a transportable defibrillator with him. He rapidly arrived on the bowling alley and took over the CPR. It took 4 shocks to get Dennis’s pulse again.
“The timing is everything. Being right there was great. Being able to give back and seeing that Dennis is here and smiling and standing next to us, it’s extremely rewarding,” Belanger mentioned.
It is protected to say these males have been on the proper place on the proper time. They’re utilizing this incident to remind everybody that realizing CPR is so necessary as a result of it permits for extra alternatives to have somebody on the proper place, on the proper time.
“If this results in even one or two people saying hey I’m gonna take some CPR training or hey we need to get an AED at this location I am all for it. And I am very very glad to be here,” Dennis mentioned.
If you wish to be taught CPR there’s a class arising on March 1st, 2025 on the Ingham County Sheriff’s Workplace. It’s in partnership with Champions of the Coronary heart. To enroll, e mail mtorok@ingham.org.
