MC 2010 : Mass Com Feature Story Example
Document Summary
At the young age of 14, simon vanlangevelde had never been trained to perform cpr. However, when his father collapsed in front of him, simon was left with no other choice than to attempt the single act that could save his father"s life. What started off as a beautiful morning that simon had the privilege to share with his dad quickly turned into a devastating day. It is something that will never leave and is something we will always have to deal with, . On may 13th, 2006, simon and his dad, david vanlangevelde of holland, michigan, participated in a local 25k race known as the fifth third river bank run. They had been training for quite some time and were excited to get to finish the race together. Immediately after the race, simon"s dad complained of chest pains. I suggested that he go to the paramedics, but he said that he would be fine, simon said.
