ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Compress & Shock Foundation is gearing up for it’s 9th annual CPR and AED education day on Saturday, June 7. The goal in mind is to save more lives.

The saying goes “live like there’s no tomorrow.” That’s exactly what Taylor Monk is doing after being given a second chance at life.

“One day you’re here and the next day you could be gone. It’s an indescribable feeling that I just, I can’t get over every day,” Monk said.

Death came knocking at Monk’s door, at just 30 years old.

What started off as a normal day, ended with Monk going into sudden cardiac arrest while playing basketball at the gym with friends.

“Nobody knows why. Nobody still knows why. At the time, the gym I was in did not have an AED. So when they called 911, there just so happened to be a Christ

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