by Karin Blåder | Apr 20, 2020 | CPVT, SADS Spotlight, Sports/Exercise, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Name: Karin Blåder, from Sweden Age: 33 Which SADS condition do you have? CPVT How are you treated? (Beta blocker, ICD, etc.) Beta blocker (Inderal) and “Tambocor” How/when were you diagnosed? I was diagnosed in the summer of 2019. I passed out at the gym...
by Cicely Enriquez | Apr 20, 2020 | Awareness, Long QT Syndrome, Parenting, Sports/Exercise
Joey at golf camp through Children’s Heart Association in Cincinnati. When my son, Joey, was six years old, he was diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome Type 2. The day he was diagnosed was the hardest day of my life but I want to tell our story in the hopes that my...
by Bella Alvarez | Feb 18, 2020 | AEDs, CPVT, Genetic Testing, SADS Spotlight, Sports/Exercise
Bella getting ready to tumble with a heart monitor. GO BELLA! Name: Bella AlvarezAge: 11Which SADS condition do you have? CPVTWhen were you diagnosed? December 2018How are you treated? Beta Blocker (Metoprolol) How/when were you diagnosed? I was diagnosed through...
by Tisha | Jan 30, 2020 | Advocacy, Brugada Syndrome, Connecting with others, Heart Hero, ICD, Parenting, Rare Disease, SADS Spotlight, Sports/Exercise
Name: Tisha M. Age: 36 y/o Which SADS condition do you have? Brugada Syndrome When were you diagnosed? 12/27/19 How are you treated? (Beta blocker, ICD, etc.) ICD How/when were you diagnosed? I went to Urgent Care on 12/27/19 with complaints...
by Holly Mulder | Nov 5, 2019 | CPVT, LCSD, Managing Multiple Diagnoses, Sports/Exercise
Hi! My name is Holly Mulder. I am 29 years old and I have CPVT. I live in Charlotte, NC with my husband and English Bulldog, Oliver. Oliver When I was 22, I started training for my first triathlon. A few years later, I had completed over 20 short...
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...
