New Website Features Colleen O'Sullivan and Educates the Community about the IL AED Law

A huge thank you to the amazing work of Lynne Donegan (Colleen’s aunt) and Chris McBee (WorldPoint Web Marketing Manager) for educating people about the Colleen O'Sullivan law by creating a website that not only explains the importance of AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators), but also memorializes a life cut too short.

Please visit the Colleen O'Sullivan website below and help me share this wonderful resource with as many people as possible:

http://colleenosullivanlaw.org/index.html

The Colleen O'Sullivan Law (AED Law)
Physical fitness facilities must have at least one AED on the premises. This includes both private and public facilities serving over 100 individuals. Rules will also be adopted to train facility staff on the role of CPR and the use of AEDs.

The Story behind the AED Law in Illinois
Our daughter, Colleen O’Sullivan, aspired to be an attorney, but wanted to do something that could help people as well. This was the reason she practiced health care law. She earned her degree in political science at St Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN, and soon after, obtained her J.D. from John Marshall Law School . Finally, she received her LLM in Health Law from Loyola University.

Our daughter was 30 years old when her life was drastically cut short due to a lack of an AED in her health club.

In 2004, The Colleen O’Sullivan Law was created in her honor by family and friends that refused to accept the status quo. Little did we realize that this law, created in her name, was able to save so many lives. Every day my family is reminded of Colleen through stories of the lives saved because there was an AED where people exercised, played ball, traveled and went to school.

There is not one day that goes by that we don’t remember her spirit and love of life. She is continually missed by her many friends and family. Our plea goes out to each and every one of you-if you see someone in distress requiring the use of a defibrillator, please don’t be afraid to use it-you will be saving someone’s life!