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Seven minutes

Seven minutes of my life are missing. All is black.All is silent. There is no consciousness, no awareness, no realisation of unconsciousness. It is silent, amorphous, a world without verbs or adjectives.None are possible.They don’t exist.Neither do I. “Hello ! Can you hear me David ?”I do not respond.“Can you hear me David ? Do … Read more

Am I a Survivor?

by Paul Swindell

A member of our facebook group asked a question yesterday on what makes a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) survivor. They had the query as they had a diagnosis that was the same as someone else in the group and both had been fitted with ICD’s, but their diagnosis and implantation had happened before any events. … Read more