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"The cardiologist and the surgeon both said I'm
literally the luckiest guy they've ever met," Marshall
said. "Given the type of people they meet on a daily
basis, I figured that's a pretty elite list to be on."
The gift of a second-chance isn't lost on Marshall,
who has adopted a new slower-paced lifestyle and
has a developed a greater appreciation of what's
important in life. One of those things is still hockey.
And as soon as he gets the 'OK' from his doctors, he
plans on getting back on the ice.
One of the first things he plans to do once he walks through the doors
of the rink is look for the machine that saved his life.
"The big thing, from my side, is to make sure that people take two
minutes to figure out where the emergency equipment is and, to an
extent, how to use it," Marshall said.
"Just knowing where it was, as well as the speed at which everybody
acted, made a huge difference in my outcome."
P
It took some quick
thinking and a lot
of teamwork from
some qualified
people to help
Steve Marshall
survive his cardiac
episode at the Allen
Community Ice Rink.
