John Lowe

But at the same time, I am, you know, a middle-aged guy, out of shape, overweight. I have just kind of always in the back of my mind assumed I would be on the receiving end of CPR.

But at the same time, I am, you know, a middle-aged guy, out of shape, overweight. I have just kind of always in the back of my mind assumed I would be on the receiving end of CPR.

Because I had just listened to that episode of Radiolab.

Because I had just listened to that episode of Radiolab.

Correct.

Correct.

When he was talking about the curve. So this is a survival curve.

When he was talking about the curve. So this is a survival curve.

So I just knew we had to act immediately. This wasn't a, oh, I'll call 911 and wait until they get there kind of situation. This was, she is going to die unless I start doing something right now.

So I just knew we had to act immediately. This wasn't a, oh, I'll call 911 and wait until they get there kind of situation. This was, she is going to die unless I start doing something right now.

And while I was on the phone with 911, he's starting to do things that he'd heard about in the episode.

And while I was on the phone with 911, he's starting to do things that he'd heard about in the episode.

Getting his hands ready for the hands-only chest compressions. And what it means is that all in all, starting from the moment that he first notices something going wrong with Angie, I had her on the floor and started chest compressions in maybe 30, 45 seconds.

Getting his hands ready for the hands-only chest compressions. And what it means is that all in all, starting from the moment that he first notices something going wrong with Angie, I had her on the floor and started chest compressions in maybe 30, 45 seconds.

So I hear a horrible, loud, sort of gurgly, gaspy, snoring-type sound.

So I hear a horrible, loud, sort of gurgly, gaspy, snoring-type sound.

Once everything was stabilized with Angie and we knew we were in a good place, that she was doing well, we just had this period of just immense gratitude. We brought a barbecue, you know, catered barbecue over to the fire department. We bought trays of cookies to bring up to the ICU nurses that took care of Angie. We contacted the folks over at the AMR ambulance service to thank them.

Once everything was stabilized with Angie and we knew we were in a good place, that she was doing well, we just had this period of just immense gratitude. We brought a barbecue, you know, catered barbecue over to the fire department. We bought trays of cookies to bring up to the ICU nurses that took care of Angie. We contacted the folks over at the AMR ambulance service to thank them.

And because Radiolab and that episode really did play a part in this whole experience and Angie's outcome, we were just kind of filled with immense gratitude. So I wanted to just let y'all know how thankful I was for everything that you do at Radiolab, but specifically for that episode and in helping me help Angie through that horrible, you know, potentially tragic event.

And because Radiolab and that episode really did play a part in this whole experience and Angie's outcome, we were just kind of filled with immense gratitude. So I wanted to just let y'all know how thankful I was for everything that you do at Radiolab, but specifically for that episode and in helping me help Angie through that horrible, you know, potentially tragic event.

She is laying flat on her back and her head is tilted way off to the side. But then when I turned her head, her eyes are wide open, just glassy. And I can see her lips are starting to turn blue. And I cannot wake her no matter how hard I try.

She is laying flat on her back and her head is tilted way off to the side. But then when I turned her head, her eyes are wide open, just glassy. And I can see her lips are starting to turn blue. And I cannot wake her no matter how hard I try.

But then... This was where the Radiolab episode, How to Save a Life, came into play.

But then... This was where the Radiolab episode, How to Save a Life, came into play.

But at the same time, I am, you know, a middle-aged guy, out of shape, overweight. I have just kind of always in the back of my mind assumed I would be on the receiving end of CPR.

Because I had just listened to that episode of Radiolab.

Correct.

When he was talking about the curve. So this is a survival curve.

So I just knew we had to act immediately. This wasn't a, oh, I'll call 911 and wait until they get there kind of situation. This was, she is going to die unless I start doing something right now.

And while I was on the phone with 911, he's starting to do things that he'd heard about in the episode.

Getting his hands ready for the hands-only chest compressions. And what it means is that all in all, starting from the moment that he first notices something going wrong with Angie, I had her on the floor and started chest compressions in maybe 30, 45 seconds.

So I hear a horrible, loud, sort of gurgly, gaspy, snoring-type sound.

Once everything was stabilized with Angie and we knew we were in a good place, that she was doing well, we just had this period of just immense gratitude. We brought a barbecue, you know, catered barbecue over to the fire department. We bought trays of cookies to bring up to the ICU nurses that took care of Angie. We contacted the folks over at the AMR ambulance service to thank them.

And because Radiolab and that episode really did play a part in this whole experience and Angie's outcome, we were just kind of filled with immense gratitude. So I wanted to just let y'all know how thankful I was for everything that you do at Radiolab, but specifically for that episode and in helping me help Angie through that horrible, you know, potentially tragic event.

She is laying flat on her back and her head is tilted way off to the side. But then when I turned her head, her eyes are wide open, just glassy. And I can see her lips are starting to turn blue. And I cannot wake her no matter how hard I try.

But then... This was where the Radiolab episode, How to Save a Life, came into play.