Eight-year-old heart attack survivor returns home

"The undiagnosed heart condition — that had never shown any symptoms — could have struck while she was at their family's remote cottage up north.

It could have struck while she was swimming. Or playing with friends.

But it struck during basketball camp at Ridley College, where CPR-trainer Lenny Ferraro helped save her life.

"She's progressing well. We're just so fortunate she's still with us," her father, Rick Doucet, said Thursday from the family's Welland home.

Ferraro, a certified athletic therapist at the school, is an instructor in CPR who teaches all staff and faculty the life-saving skill."

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