CPR First Aid | Actor, director of CPR video share personal connections to heart health (1)

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CPR First Aid Actor, director of CPR video
share personal connections to heart health
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When taking on roles, actors often ask
themselves, Whats my motivation? For those who
made Mama Knows Best, the answer was simple to
save lives. In the new video from the American
Heart Association, two siblings grapple with the
suggestions of their lovingly overbearing mother.
But when practicing Hands-Only CPR, its the kids
who end up teaching the mom. Roberto Morean
plays the son, Tomas. In his own family, two
grandparents have high blood pressure and several
family members have high cholesterol. Morean
became dedicated to promoting health when he was
diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2014. Some
chemotherapy drugs, he learned, can damage the
heart. During chemo, they put a lot of emphasis
on my heart to make sure it stayed strong, said
the 21-year-old. It puts a lot into perspective.
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Moreans cancer is now in remission. It helped
him realize at a younger age than most that few
things are as important as health. Ive been a
big advocate for healthy lifestyles and raising
money for organizations, he said. Doing
something for the American Heart Association is
just another way to be an advocate. During
rehearsals, Morean for the first time learned how
to perform CPR. We spent lots of time filming me
giving the dummy CPR, he said. And I thought,
This is crazy, because this is what a lot of
people will watch to learn how to do CPR and save
lives themselves. The opportunity to teach
people about CPR meant a lot to Morean, and he
hopes people who see it can make a difference.
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Using art forms for purposes like this is
important, he said. It helps people remember
for when they need it most. The father of the
videos director, Fernando Vallejo, died suddenly
from a heart attack when Vallejo was 32. I
guess we all take our heartbeats for granted, he
said. We breathe, we walk, we live until
something goes tragically wrong. For Vallejo,
raising awareness about heart disease and CPR
isnt something he takes lightly. Its a matter
of life and death, he said. Learn more about
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