Ingrid Gardner
Ingrid Gardner survived a cardiac arrest in October 2016, resuscitated by a stranger who performed CPR at the end of a friend's driveway. Since joining SCA UK she has been an active peer supporter and writes about how connecting with other survivors transformed her recovery.
Tattoo or NOTattoo
It wasn’t until my first ‘re-birthday’ that I (or rather a bunch of my friends) decided that we should get matching tattoos as a sign of solidarity, friendship, strength and for me, survival. So off we all went the day after my first ‘re-birthday’ and got matching permanent ink stamps on various parts of our ...
Time is a great healer
I’ve seen many posts in our Facebook group from survivors questioning recovery time. So, as a survivor almost 5 years post-arrest I thought I would share some of my own experiences and thoughts around this. As per many others, on discharge from the hospital, I wasn’t given any information about my ‘condition’ (I was diagnosed ...
Thoughts from a befuddled brain
06.10.17 #feelinggrateful Exactly a year ago a woman entered my life in the most selfless way. She entered as my hero. She did one of the bravest things that can be asked of a person, she saved my life. Despite thinking that she may be facing a drunken hooligan clutching a takeaway and not very ...