Peer support — connecting with others who have been through a similar cardiac arrest experience — is one of the most powerful elements of recovery and the foundation of SCA UK.
In episode #019 of the Life After Cardiac Arrest podcast Paul talks with cardiac arrest survivor Ingrid Gardner. From a nervous start, Ingrid first met others at a SADS UK conference back in 2017, from there she progressed to attending other meeting-ups including the successful Guinness World Record attempt in June 2018. At the end … Read more
In episode #018 of the Life After Cardiac Arrest podcast Paul talks with Dr Katie Dainty, who is a qualitative and mixed methods scientist and is the Research Chair in Patient Centred Outcomes at North York General Hospital, Toronto. She is also a passionate advocate for bystanders in a cardiac arrest scenario – “the forgotten … Read more
In episode 15 Paul talks about meet-ups and the benefits of meeting others who have been through a similar cardiac arrest experience and the forthcoming #NotAlone event on 28th September 2019. The #NotAlone event is a great opportunity for survivors and others affected by a cardiac to get together and share their experience. The day … Read more