Honoring Our Doctors: Melissa’s Story
Melissa and her daughterDr. Janette Strasburger at the 2019 Atlanta SADS conferenceCora as a newborn Dr. Janette Strasburger and Dr. Bettina Cuneo were my lifelines when I was pregnant. I heard Dr. Cuneo speak about pregnancy at a SADS conference. What really stood...
read moreThe Jones Family’s Story
Deby and her granddaughter SaylorMarissa and her daughter SaylorDeby and her daughter Marissa “We celebrate Graeme every day in our family by persevering and sticking together, against all odds.” Deby’s Story I was 28 when I was diagnosed with LQTS in 1989. In 2000,...
read moreSandy’s Story: Media Volunteer Spotlight
Sandy and her son JacksonSandy's dad and her son Jackson This Heart Month, volunteer Sandy Cowin made a huge impact through sharing her story with her local news station, Spectrum News 1, which broadcast her story and the SADS warning signs across the state of New...
read moreIn Memory of Brian Peck
Brian was a junior and on the dean’s honor list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying biomedical engineering and computer science. He truly loved his college experience and formed an amazing second family away from home. We are comforted knowing he was the...
read moreIn Memory of Sonny Jude: Sam’s Story
Lyla, Sonny Jude's sister, at the pancake breakfast My son, Sonny Jude, went unresponsive (stopped breathing and his precious heart stopped beating) at six months old. His babysitter saw this and performed CPR and resuscitated him. It was then we learned...
read moreHeart Month Awareness: Alexis Loveless
Alexis and her mother, Meredith, at Mayo ClinicAlexis competing this FebruaryAlexis with coach Lee Eves MitchellAlexis Loveless Can you tell me a little bit about your SADS journey – from diagnosis, to your dance competition this past Friday? Alexis: I was shadowing a...
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