First time entry sca survivor

I experienced sca on April 1st, 2017 (not a great April's fool). I am type 2 diabetic . I suffered from a reaction to Metformin compounded by pneumonia that caused me to be dehydrated. After renal failure at home, cardiac arrest came next. Fortunately I was already in the ER and had an excellent… Read More

Wow, that scared me

Hello, As mentioned in the my last post my cardiac arrest happened on Dec 11, 2011. I do not recall what if any feeling or sensation I had so, in a previous post, I asked if anyone cold tell me what if any feelings had been experienced when your cardiac arrest happened; hoping to be well informed… Read More

A SUBTLE ADVANTAGE FOR DRIVERLESS CARS

Driverless cars will be actively sold before the end of this decade. Recent evidence shows that the accident rate with a driverless car is far less than with a human at the wheel. One consequence is that, if the "driver" is wearing a device such as iBeat, the car can re-route and head for the… Read More

Short term memory GONE

On Feb. 6, 2017 at 5:00 am in Walmart while looking at ham steaks I went down, Unconscious . Haven't a clue how long I was out but wound up in a heart hospital in Richmond, Va. After two days I went home with a monitor the size of a cell phone and started transmitting to Pa 24/7 and where they in… Read More

hello

I'm struggling to make it by, I'm 22 years old and had sudden cardiac arrest last year (February 10th, 2016? idk the actual day but I was told either that day or the following). I spent some time in a coma, I don't actually know how many days of that either but I know it was somewhere around a week… Read More

I feel like I should care more

Since my SCA episode happened January 17, 2016. I have outwardly seemed to be doing extremely well. My doctors tell me I am doing well, I feel decent and everyone loves to tell me how "good" I look. Inside, I continue to battle depression - that feeling of why did I not just go ahead and die? I… Read More

Ambulance call is a lifesaver not an embarrassment

Oh no. What’s that pain. Is it my heart? No, it couldn’t be. It will pass. I could call 9-1-1. No. No ambulance. Can’t do that. The sirens. Neighbors rushing over. Too embarrassing. Maybe I’ll feel better later. Regretfully, some people would rather die than call for an ambulance. So that’s… Read More

Hi! New to the group- but here's what happened to me

On may 16, 2014.. I woke up, at age 45 ( just turned- my birthday was April) put on my favorite suit to go to work. I thought I was in the best shape of my life, altho under quite a bit of stress. At 2:20 pm- I remember clutching my chest (my hear. Felt like it was out of control and spinning). I… Read More

Spouse of Survivor

I am finding myself reaching out in hopes that there are others out there that may have some words of advice for me. I feel very guilty writing this as I am not the victim of the Sudden Cardiac event rather I am the one that applied the CPR and that kept my husband alive. My story started in May of… Read More

In Memory of Lewis

I am pleased and excited to introduce myself to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation community. I officially joined the Foundation as the vice president of development, but it holds particular meaning for me as I lost my youngest brother, Lewis, due to sudden cardiac arrest in 2014. Lewis was… Read More