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

Sudden Death Beautiful Life

Jaime Alvarez was born September 14, 1949, in Mexicali, Mexico to US Citizen parents. Throughout Jaime's journey, being a true and faithful family man has been his priority. He is very proud of being a faithful husband, loyal and loving father and Grandfather. On December 2, 2016, Jaime and his… Read More

Introduction

Sudden cardiac arrest did not become real for me until 2008 when my high school track coach passed away. Due to feeling nauseated, he stayed in for the night to rest and never woke up. SCA had claimed another victim. The auditorium for his wake was standing room only. His impact on so many… Read More

What to Know About Sudden Cardiac Arrest

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, based in Pine, recently published survey results showing that people are less concerned about heart attacks and episodes of cardiac arrest than they are about other, less deadly health problems. Few of the 1,200 people surveyed knew the difference between a… Read More

Maryland Non-Survivor Support Group

I am looking for a spouse support group in Maryland.

Memory problems

To the people that have memory problems: a couple years I went into cardiac arrest several times and was in a coma for a couple of days and I now have severe memory problems. I also get frustrated very easily and often have a hard time knowing which words to use when I talk. I understand that this… Read More

8 Times Dead

I'm writing this blog because I feel like I need to chronicle my experiences and clear my head. I occasionally can't sleep (like tonight) as it all plays in my head too loudly so I find writing it down has helped. So, these are the stories of the 8 times I died. 1 :: Train Station :: 20 years old I… Read More

St. Louis AED Program

I recently came across this article on the Cardiac Science website that gave some background on the success St. Louis has had in developing a strong PAD (public access defibrillation) program. While the article is a number of years old at this point, I took a number of interesting nuggets from it… Read More

Gaining ground on AED comfort

While participating in a recent forum discussion in which a member suggested adding AEDs to public transport vehicles, I was driven to an article on Mass Transit Mag (here) that covered that exact topic. It was interesting to learn just how far we've come in making AEDs more available, but also how… Read More