Brampton phys-ed teacher Lindsay MacOdrum is lucky to be alive.

While the 41-year-old resident of Rockwood — about 80 kilometres northwest of Toronto — was biking through New York City’s Central Park on June 15 with her family, she suffered a cardiac arrest and had no pulse for 30 minutes.

Dr. Dan Pugliese, her doctor at New York City’s Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, credits her recovery on the fact that her 17-year-old stepson, Maddox, performed CPR on her right away.

“It’s the reason you’re able to talk to her now,” said Pugliese, a specialist in heart rhythm disorders.

“CPR is critical at maintaining blood flow. It basically externally compresses the heart and it pumps the blood through the body and, in short, the brain is able to get enough blood flow so the brain stays preserve

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