Dana Franklin-Holden

Dana Franklin-Holden founded the nonprofit Holden Strong Awareness Campaign in 2017 after her then-13-year-old son Jarron Holden II’s sudden cardiac arrest and subsequent recovery. Holden Strong aims to increase communities’ awareness of sudden cardiac arrest, especially in student-athletes and provides EKG testing, along with CPR and AED training and certification, to student-athletes in grades 6-12.


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Dana Franklin-Holden

3years ago
MS NOW Opinion

I saw my son collapse on the court. I know what LeBron James is going through.

My family’s experience with sudden cardiac arrest makes me think there should be electrocardiogram heart screenings for all athletes between 11 and 25.