NEWSPAPERS n o i t i d E l a i c e p S Chuck Ross poses for a picture with his wife, Cathy, and fitness coordinator Kim Taylor-Papp, right, who saved his life when he suffered a heart-attack Oct. 17 at the Novi Athletic Club. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
NOVEMBER 20, 2024 candgnews.com
Oakland County papers
Local authors publish book on nutrition treatment BY SARAH WRIGHT swright@candgnews.com
Fitness instructor, friends, save man’s life at Novi Athletic Club BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
NOVI — A local fitness instructor has been credited with saving a man’s life after he suffered a heart attack while playing tennis at the Novi Athletic Club Oct. 18. Chuck Ross was playing tennis with some friends at the Novi Athletic Club that morning when he suddenly collapsed at 8:58 a.m. Two of his friends started CPR as the other ran to the desk for help. As luck would have it, fitness coordinator Kim Taylor-Papp just happened to be in earshot of the friend frantically asking for help and instinctively ran to the tennis courts. She said that the first thing to do when someone needs CPR is to tell someone to call 911 and to get an automated external defibrillator. “I noticed they didn’t have the AED, so I ran and got the AED and instructed them to continue compressions until I got the pads on,” said Taylor-Papp, who is certified in CPR. “So it gave him a shock and then it
said to continue chest compressions. So the man that was working on him probably gave him three, maybe five, compressions and then when the EMTs got there, he had a nice strong pulse.” Taylor-Papp said that when Ross left, he was awake and alert. Ross was taken to Ascension Providence Hospital in Novi, where within two hours he had stents put into his heart. Two days later, he walked out of the hospital and was back in the gym doing light work on Monday. He said he doesn’t like sitting around, so his doctor cleared him to do 40 minutes on the treadmill. Ross said he doesn’t recall much of the incident, as he “passed out.” “No, you died,” his wife, Cathy, said. Cathy Ross said that she was a witness to the incident, as she was there playing tennis on the other court. “I saw him on the ground and they were doing CPR on him, and it was not good,” she said. However, she said “God had a part” in the inciSee SAVE on page 10A
TROY — Data scientist Mark Trudeau and podiatrist Dr. Sadegh Arab have co-authored “There’s a Food for That,” a guide that provides information on some of the different foods that can assist with treating the top 100 diseases and conditions affecting Americans. From TMA Publishing, the book provides targeted dietary recommendations to help readers prevent and manage common health issues like diabetes, hypertension and allergies, among others, the authors said. Trudeau’s interest in nutrient data began after he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Currently, Trudeau consults with various companies on data science, analytics and business optimization projects, and he is the coowner/operator of Troy Martial Arts along with his wife. He earned a master’s degree in statistics from Michigan State University in 1988 and has spent more than two decades working in engineering and project manageSee BOOK on page 8A
Mark Trudeau and Dr. Sadegh Arab are the co-authors of “There’s a Food for That.” Photo provided