A San Antonio family is celebrating their daughter’s recovery and raising awareness about the importance of CPR after a frightening health scare earlier this year.

In March, Bianca Ximenez, a sixth grader at St. Anthony’s Catholic School, collapsed at school after returning from an out-of-state volleyball tournament.

The young athlete went into cardiac arrest at school while she was in PE class. Thanks to the quick action of her school nurse — who performed CPR — Bianca’s life was saved.

Now, the American Heart Association is honoring Bianca, now in seventh grade, as its “Child Survivor Champion” during this weekend’s San Antonio Heart & Stroke Walk.

The event will take place Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at Northeast Lakeview College in Universal City.

More than 5,000 participants are expe

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