In episode #32, Paul talks with the world-renowned clinical neuro-psychologist Professor Barbara Wilson OBE.
Amongst her many achievements, Barbara founded the Oliver Zangwill Centre for brain injury rehabilitation and also authored over 200 papers and 30 books on the subject. She has a wealth of experience regarding memory issues, which is one of the top post-arrest issues that survivors report.
Barbara talks about what memory is, how a cardiac arrest survivors memory can be affected by their downtime, how the brain works and some of the strategies that can be used to alleviate memory problems
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Presented by Paul Swindell and edited by Matt Nielson.
Recorded January 2020.
After our first meet-up in February 2015, I realised I was not alone. It was the first time since my cardiac arrest the previous year that I had spoken face-to-face with someone who had experienced what I had. This was also true for my wife, who also happened to be my lifesaver. From that meet-up, the idea of SCA UK was born. Since then, we have achieved a considerable amount, primarily providing information, resources and support to others in a similar situation but also raising the profile of survivorship and the need for better post-discharge care. We are starting to get traction in this, and with the formation of the charity, I genuinely believe we have a bright future ahead and will make a significant difference in the lives of many who join our ranks.