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Home | Survivor Story | Page 26

Survivor Story

Are you okay? A sort of Homecoming

by Stuart Menzies

I write this as a husband of a cardiac arrest survivor and a lifesaver. I make no apologies for trying to focus on myself and how my wife’s SCA had an effect on me. There have been many stories shared from survivors but very few from husbands, wife’s, relatives or friends of SCA survivors who … Read more

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Not all super heroes wear capes

by Ingrid Gardner

Meeting my saviour, by Ingrid Gardner In October 2016 a stranger found me collapsed face down at the end of my friend’s driveway, I was a lifeless heap of a person making strange noises and foaming at the mouth. She thought I was drunk but very bravely approached me anyway. Quickly discovering all was not … Read more

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Life after cardiac arrest paperback published

by Paul Swindell

We’re really excited to announce that the SCA UK book “Life After Cardiac Arrest” is now available in a paperback version. You can buy it on Amazon UK, the US and beyond! Reviews The ebook version has been available since February 2018 and is rated with 5 stars and has received lots of great reviews… … Read more

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