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Brevard father-daughter duo raising heart health awareness amid COVID-19 pandemic

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VIERA, Fla. – A father and daughter duo working to save the lives of student-athletes have reached another milestone for heart health.News 6 first learned about Lexi Sima’s fight a year after the then 16-year-old nearly died while running on a treadmill.“I’m so glad it wasn’t someone other than me,” Sima said.The high school cheerleader and lifelong student-athlete was at the gym, doing a workout she performed daily when she suffered Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA).

Bystanders jumped into action to perform CPR and located an AED within minutes, saving Sima’s life.Since then, Sima and her father, an Air Force veteran and orthopedic physician’s assistant, have made additions to the Brevard County student progression plan to require all students.

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