Gretchen Ruff, left, touches the arm of her husband, Brad Ruff, on Monday at Clark County Fire District 3 Station 35. Gretchen Ruff called 911 and performed CPR on her husband in August once she realized he was in cardiac arrest. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)Photo Gallery
When Gretchen Ruff called 911 on the night of Aug. 25, the three short minutes it took for first responders to arrive at her Battle Ground home felt like a lifetime.
Her husband, Brad Ruff, 58, was in cardiac arrest. At first, she thought he had fainted and would come to, but it didn’t take long for her to realize something serious was wrong.
