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• 🌅 The Walk I Never Got to Finish — Until Now
• The Heart Doesn’t Wait: The need for AED democratization
• 💙 When Children Witness Trauma
• Not Just Heart Attacks: The Silent Cardiac Threats We’re Ignoring
• Back to Brazil – With a Mission in my heart

• Not Just Heart Attacks: The Silent Cardiac Threats We’re Ignoring

  Jun 26, 2025

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  Jana Bonassi

  in Advocacy and Policy, Health and Fitness

  For the first time in decades, we’re seeing a headline that feels like hope: **Heart attack deaths have dropped by 89% over the past 50 years.**¹ This is an extraordinary victory—proof that education, treatment, and prevention are saving lives. But as we celebrate this progress, a deeper—and quieter—epidemic is growing beneath the surface. 🚨 The…

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• Back to Brazil – With a Mission in my heart

  Jun 23, 2025

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  by

  Jana Bonassi

  in Advocacy and Policy, Health and Fitness

  Every time I return to Brazil, it feels like stepping into a cherished memory—warm embraces from loved ones, laughter with lifelong friends, and the unmistakable comfort of home. These trips usually fill my soul with nostalgia, connection, and the rhythm of my roots. But this time, it’s different. This time, I’m not just returning as…

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• Raising Hope in the Heart of Washington, DC

  Jun 10, 2025

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  Jana Bonassi

  in Advocacy and Policy

  My Journey at the CPR & AED Awareness March and Rally ❤️‍🩹💪 Two days filled with inspiration, grief, courage, and an unshakable mission — that’s how I describe my recent experience at the CPR and AED Awareness March and Rally in Washington, DC. Even though progress in CPR education and AED availability in the US…

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