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.
After my idiopathic, out-of-hospital SCA in July 2021, I’ve often wondered what could happen now in terms of my health. At first I had a blissful ignorance about what had happened to me. This was in part due to having had a hypoxic brain injury, which caused me to have memory loss. I also felt … Read more
Have you ever felt like a date on the calendar could hold so much power? For cardiac arrest survivors, the first anniversary of their event often looms large, stirring up a whirlwind of emotions. How do you navigate this significant milestone when your heart has quite literally stopped and started again? Understanding Your Cardiac Arrest … Read more
It was the last day of August 2021, a typical warm afternoon on a sandy beach in thenorth of Malta. A woman was sunbathing on a sun lounger when she saw three Maltese police officers heading towards her accompanied by a hotel dive centre staff member, “That is his wife” …she heard the dive centre … Read more