by Elisheva Marks | Oct 29, 2021 | AEDs, SCA Awareness, SCA Survivor, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
“As with many Sudden Cardiac Arrests, I didn’t have any symptoms – it happened out of nowhere.” Elisheva’s Sudden Cardiac Arrest came without warning. She had been a runner for many years, and was in great shape – she’d just had a physical a few months before her SCA....
by Felicia and John Fischetti | Oct 28, 2021 | CPR, ICD, SCA Awareness, SCA Survivor, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Can you tell me a little bit about the SCA? John: Felicia was asleep on the third floor. Miraculously, she was able to wake up and call out to our daughter that she didn’t feel good, and our daughter saw Felicia slump over. I was on the second floor, and...
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 Collinson Family | Oct 18, 2021 | CPR, CPVT, ICD, SCA Awareness, SCA Survivor, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Jacob Collinson Jill Collinson Can you tell me a little bit about your family’s SADS journey? We had no family history – this came out of the blue. Jake started having events at 7. The first one he had was when he was dropped off at a skating rink for a birthday...
by Madison Chesser | Jul 20, 2021 | Awareness, Long QT Syndrome, SCA Survivor, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Can you tell me a little bit about your family’s SADS journey? When I was little, we knew something was wrong, but we didn’t know what it was. At eight, I was diagnosed with LQTS. At 10, I had a cardiac arrest jumping over a fence. After that, my mom has been really...
by Kennedy Cooper | Jul 9, 2021 | Awareness, CPVT, Grief and Loss, ICD, SCA Survivor
Could you talk a little bit about your family’s SADS journey? My story begins on June 11, 2001, when my mom had a Sudden Cardiac Arrest. And unfortunately, she passed away. When you’re six years old, and you lose a parent unexpectedly, there are so many unanswered...
