| "I
struggled for a time regarding if I was going to
share my experience with CAD and how it has affected
my life. Not because I am ashamed or
embarrassed by what I've been through; but because
I've never wanted to draw attention to myself in any
self-serving manner. I chose to be a
cinematographer and a photographer because I like
being behind the camera and not in front of it.
I finally decided that if I didn't try and help
others by sharing what I have learned I wouldn't be
able to look myself in the mirror and like what I
saw. I believe that the way we make this world
a better place is by deliberately engaging in acts
of kindness that help others improve their quality
of life. I decided that if I could help one
person make better life choices that helped them
avoid what I've been through, then everything I've
been through has been worth it." |
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Patrick Hyde on why he founded Summit4CAD |
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ABOUT
SUMMIT4CAD |
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Summit4CAD, Inc. is a
non-profit educational public benefit corporation located in Santa
Barbara, California. It was founded in June of 2017
by Jon Patrick Hyde after his experience with
undiagnosed and untreated
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).
On October 14th of 2016 Jon suffered a "Widowmaker"
heart attack and survived. Summit4CAD was born
of his desire to prevent others from experiencing a
life-threatening heart attack.
Summit4CAD's Mission is to become a leading resource
for the prevention of Coronary Artery Disease (the
#1 cause of death for human beings World-wide)
through the promotion of healthy lifestyle choices
centered around the fitness activity of cycling.
Summit4CAD will accomplish this Mission
through the dissemination of educational materials
in printed, electronic, video, and audio formats
across multiple media platforms including online,
social media, push, broadcast, print, and live
promotional opportunities.
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JON'S
STORY : THE STORY OF SUMMIT4CAD |
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Jon Patrick Hyde's story
is unfortunately a story that is too often told; a
healthy adult in their 40's with undiagnosed
coronary artery disease suddenly experiences a life-threatening
heart attack. "Out of the blue" is an
understatement. Jon's fitness level and
general health was better than most adults 20 years
younger than he was at the time of his heart attack.
A life-long cyclist, Jon was not overweight,
he had never smoked, never drank alcohol, didn't eat
fried foods or junk food, and he exercised daily.
He was for all extents and purposes in ideal health
and physical condition for his age. Yet
genetic factors beyond his control and the inability
to see the health of a person's cardiovascular
system from their exterior appearance and lifestyle
choices, almost cost Jon his life.
During
his recovery from emergency heart surgery Jon
started researching heart disease and specifically
CAD (Coronary Artery Disease) to better understand
how he could have so easily slipped through the
cracks and remained undiagnosed for so long.
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SUMMIT4CAD
SITEMAP |
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The Summit4CAD website will continue to grow
as new content is added - making this sitemap
feature important for quickly finding information
available on this website.
Comments
and suggestions to improve the user experience for
this website are appreciated and welcomed.
To contact Summit4CAD please email -
jonpatrick@summit4cad.org or call (805) 302-2244
during regular business hours, M-F from 9am to 5pm
PST.
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