Cindy Pennie is a retired nurse who used her specialized skills to save a life while working at a Red Cross shelter. Cindy has been a volunteer with the KSOKRedCross since 2017 and recently deployed to Florida to support Disaster Health Services and families who evacuated during Hurricane Helene. As she was getting ready for bed, Cindy learned that a woman staying in the shelter was experiencing chest pain. She asked someone to call 911 while she stepped in to help. The woman began to have a seizure and went into cardiac arrest. Equipped with her nursing background and a CPR certification that was renewed just a few weeks prior, Cindy knew she had to act fast. She grabbed an AED and performed CPR until the woman regained a pulse and began talking to people around her. An ambulance took the woman to the hospital where she recovered, thanks to Cindy’s quick actions. “I think everybody should learn CPR and not be afraid of it," Cindy said. "It’s a lot easier than you think to save a...