by Katie Wildhagen | Oct 25, 2021 | ICD, SCA Awareness, SCA Survivor, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Can you tell me a little bit about your SCA? It was Sunday morning when it happened, and I was in church. Prior to that, we had no awareness that there was something wrong with my heart. I had quit basketball a few months before, because I kept almost passing out...
by Katie Wildhagen | Sep 10, 2021 | Awareness, ICD, Long QT Syndrome, Sports/Exercise
Can you tell me a little bit about your SADS journey? In the spring of 2000, I went into sudden cardiac arrest. After about four weeks of testing, they finally realized I had Long QT Syndrome. I went for six months without a device. My mom really advocated for me, and...