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So Many Lifesavers To Thank

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: May 10, 2008

Regarding "Teacher Thanks Little Lifesavers" (Metro, April 16):

Our daughter, Shelly Copeland, a third-grade teacher at Folsom Elementary School, was able to celebrate her 33rd birthday April 17 thanks to the quick emergency responses from several groups of people in Hillsborough County. She suffered a sudden cardiac arrest March 4 in her classroom.

We would like to thank the Crisis Team at Folsom Elementary, Mrs. Copeland's third-grade class, staff members at Folsom and the paramedics who arrived at the scene. Also, we would like to thank University Community Hospital for the outstanding care she received during her stay in the ICU. In addition, we would like to thank all the nurses and doctors at the Pepin Heart Hospital where she received her defibrillator/pacemaker.

We would like to thank William Darnall, public relations and marketing coordinator at University Community Hospital, for his daily support and encouragement. He was always there for us, which made our daily trips and lengthy stays at the hospital a very positive experience.

We know a mere thank you can never compensate for the heroic actions that took place that day. We will always remember the various teams that together saved our daughter's life.

RON & SHIRLEY SCHOELER

Forest Grove, Ore.

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