If your heart stopped beating during a cardiac arrest, were you dead? Modern resuscitation capabilities force us to reevaluate what it really means to die. For cardiac arrest survivors, the fact that your heart stopped for minutes but you are now alive again profoundly challenges assumptions about the finality of death. Your extraordinary experience crossing … Read more
We’ve all been there – comparing our recovery journey to someone else’s. “Mary was back at work after only a month!” “John was running marathons six months later!” It’s tempting to measure our own progress against others, but the truth is that every survivor’s path is different. In this article, I’ll explore why no two … Read more
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is an electrical malfunction of the heart causing it to suddenly and unexpectedly stop beating. This cuts off blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. SCA is not the same as a heart attack, which is caused by a blockage preventing blood flow to the heart. The only way … Read more