News4JAX is teaming up with First Coast Heart Walk at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds on Saturday morning.

Proceeds help the American Heart Association’s work on research and treatment for those affected by heart disease and stroke, helping people like Frue McAvoy, who had fun visiting the News4JAX studios this week.

McAvoy walked through our newsroom meeting editors and reporters. He uses a walker to steady his steps after a massive, series of strokes landed him in the hospital, where doctors had to put McAvoy in a paralytic state to treat him.

“Probably past five years or so, I’ve been in the fitness industry and Olive 23, I was a personal trainer and online trainer helping others with their goals,” McAvoy said.

He said he was planning a wedding and ate some cheese that got stuck in his

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