His Heart Stopped. Now He’s Riding to Help Save Others.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘆?

In 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, Marsden cyclist 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝘄 (68) collapsed less than a mile from home. A heart attack. Two off‑duty paramedics happened to be passing and stepped in until the ambulance arrived. In hospital, doctors found a severe blockage; during treatment a clot moved and Steve went into cardiac arrest. He was resuscitated, placed on life support, and spent 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹.

He survived. Now he’s riding again — leading a 25‑mile Leeds‑to‑Marsden ride with fellow cyclists to raise funds for community defibrillators. The first will go near his home.

We’re raising £𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 to install and maintain 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗲𝗻. Local businesses are already backing us, and we’re working with Kirklees Council toward contributions — but we need your help to make it happen.

Your donation goes directly toward purchasing defibrillator units, installing them in accessible community locations, replacing pads and batteries, and covering ongoing maintenance and awareness.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁‑𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀‑𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲.

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𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 — 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

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