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Miraculous recovery: Saratoga Springs family recounts mother’s medical emergency; daughter praised for life-saving efforts
Thanksgiving 2024 is a day that the Soward family of Saratoga Springs will never forget. On Nov. 28, just before 12:30 p.m., Maggie Soward and her husband Scott were in their kitchen’s pantry, when she suddenly collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. What followed would be a test of the family’s strength, togetherness and faith, as they faced a life-altering emergency that resulted in a miraculous recovery. “We were in the pantry, and that's when she collapsed on my left shoe,” Scott Soward recalled. “And in hindsight, it's very significant that she fell on my shoe, in my ...
