Practical information and guidance for cardiac arrest survivors — covering ICDs, medications, driving, returning to work, travel and everyday life with a heart condition.
Surviving a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is often described as a miraculous second chance at life. Yet, for many survivors, this life-altering event brings with it a complex array of emotions and challenges that can be difficult for others to understand. One of the most perplexing feelings that SCA survivors often grapple with is a … Read more
Surviving a sudden cardiac arrest is a life-changing experience, not just for the survivor but also for their loved ones. While the immediate focus is often on the heart, it’s crucial to understand that cardiac arrest can also impact the brain. This article aims to shed light on the complex issue of post-cardiac arrest brain … Read more
If you’re like me and other survivors, once you’ve returned home from hospital and life begins to settle down, you begin to think about what happened to you. For most of us, our sudden cardiac arrests came out of nowhere: uninvited and unexpected. We came perilously close to not being alive and, for me at … Read more