First-hand accounts from people who have survived a sudden cardiac arrest — the event itself, the recovery, and life beyond it. Personal, honest and written by those who have been there.
Wednesday 25 January 2012 was just like any other day, I got up, went to work, I can’t remember what the weather or what I was wearing, come to think of it I don’t remember much about the days/weeks leading up to it. But I do know it was my lucky day. Lucky Day My … Read more
What is it about surviving a sudden cardiac arrest that makes us feel special? I felt pretty special after those early confusing weeks passed. On the compost heap of feelings and emotions, I was experiencing at the time, this was the most puzzling. It wasn’t as if surviving the arrest was like swimming to shore … Read more
Ed: An update to a 2017 post ‘You Can’ by Ian Well, a lot has changed in 4 years… I thought Myoclonus cannot go away; perhaps, but the brain is one amazing organ! Neural pathways can regenerate (neurogenesis) in ways that neurologists cannot readily understand. Gradually throughout 2018 I pushed myself hard to walk whenever … Read more