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.
This morning I did a talk at The Anglia Ruskin School of Medicine and I was amazed to hear that a couple of the students had already read our book! One comment made was that as it featured personal stories it made it much easier to relate to than the formal textbooks they were reading … Read more
I first met Bob a couple of years ago when he came along to our 2017 London meet-up. He was quite nervous as he hadn’t been in a good place since his SCA and hadn’t met any other survivors in the 4 years since it had happened. It was a brave move to travel down … Read more
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