by Erin McGuire Clark | May 23, 2019 | AEDs, Long QT Syndrome, Schools
As a LQT patient-parent as well as an educator-advocate of students facing chronic medical conditions in a large school district, I have learned that “peace of mind” can go a long way in learning to thrive despite medical challenges. We often feel sidelined by...
by Erin McGuire Clark | Aug 27, 2018 | Parenting, Schools
Being “sidelined” from chronic medical condition symptoms can be both overwhelming and depressing. Though the comfort zone of home will inevitably lure us from school toward the “path of least resistance” on those rough days, unfortunately, the more you miss school,...
by Erin McGuire Clark | Jan 23, 2018 | ICD, Long QT Syndrome, Parenting, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
WHEN PIGS FLY As the loud telephone ring startles me from my sleep, I inexplicably collapse to the floor and am rushed to the hospital where my heart monitor repeatedly goes crazy with bouts of cardiac arrest as I am inappropriately treated for a gamut of suspected...
