by Jen Wolfram | Oct 16, 2019 | Awareness, CPR, ICD, LCSD, Parenting, SADS Spotlight, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Support Groups
Name: Lila Wolfram Age: 4When was your SCA? October 2015 (8 months old)Which SADS condition do you have? Idiopathic Ventricular TachycardiaHow are you treated? Lila has a Medtronic Evera ICD. She had a left side sympathetic denervation (LCSD) performed at 10 months...
by Lisa Paglia | Sep 30, 2019 | Awareness, ICD, Long QT Syndrome, SADS Spotlight, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Name: Lisa Paglia Age: 52Which SADS condition do you have? LQT2 When were you diagnosed? 2 years After SCA in 1985 How are you treated? ICD How/when were you diagnosed? I had SCA at 17. Treated incorrectly for years, then appropriately got ICD. I learned my dad,...
by Beth Roy | Sep 20, 2019 | Awareness, Long QT Syndrome, SADS Spotlight
Name: Beth RoyAge: 58What SADS Condition do you have? LQT1 When were you diagnosed? 2016 How are you treated? Nadolol (beta blocker) How were you diagnosed?I was diagnosed with AFIB and prescribed amiodarone. While gardening, attending a picnic or just brushing my...
by Kaitlyn Miller | Sep 19, 2019 | Awareness, Brugada Syndrome, SADS Spotlight
Name: Kaitlyn Miller Age: 29 Which SADS condition do you have? Brugada SyndromeWhen were you diagnosed? June 2019 How are you treated? ICD How/when were you diagnosed?I was diagnosed after passing out while in the car with my family. My EKG showed...
by Jasmine Wylie | Sep 13, 2019 | Advocacy, AEDs, Conference, CPR, SADS Spotlight, Schools, Sports/Exercise, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Name: Richard LamphierLocation: Atlanta, GA Occupation: Program Manager Project S.A.V.E of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, an affiliate of Project ADAM Why were you drawn to nursing as a career? I had a good friend who passed away. While he was...
by Kate Hollingsworth | Sep 4, 2019 | AEDs, Awareness, Connecting with others, Long QT Syndrome, SADS Spotlight, Sports/Exercise
Name: Olivia KenworthyAge: 12Which SADS condition do you have? Long QT Syndrome When were you diagnosed? 2 yrs oldHow are you treated? Beta Blocker How/when were you diagnosed?An aunt “passed out” at work doing jumping jacks. She...
