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Fast-acting Orland Park strangers help man pull through health scare

Pictured are Rob Besecker (left) and Larry Blatt. Blatt, a Life Time Fitness regular, helped Besecker pull through a serious health scare in early January at the Orland Park gym. Photo submitted
Will O'Brien, Freelance Reporter
10:26 am CST February 5, 2019
Tinley Park resident Rob Besecker, a motivational speaker who climbed Mount Everest four years after having five cardiac surgeries, regularly preaches the importance of helping — and accepting help from — others.

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