Practical information and guidance for cardiac arrest survivors — covering ICDs, medications, driving, returning to work, travel and everyday life with a heart condition.
Some of the most helpful and inspiring videos on the web are done by people at Ted talks and over the years a number of them have been posted into our community. I’ve collated 5 of them for easier reference. 1. Janine Shepard – A broken body isn’t a broken person It’s easy to feel … Read more
The following post is largely taken from “The Development of Implantable Medical Devices at The Applied Physics Laboratory” By Robert E. Fischell. It documents the history of a number important and common devices seen today including the ICD, which I’m sure many SCA survivors are familiar with but may not know the history of it’s … Read more
Most of us who are using our community and this website are going to have some experience of dealing with trauma- be it our own or because we’re helping someone else cope with theirs. So, what exactly is trauma? Well, I researched it and trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event. For us, … Read more