How the SADS Conference Changed My Life (& My Treatment Plan)
When we heard the 2017 SADS Conference was going to be held in Canada, it seemed like a sign for my mom and me as Canadians. In the past, we had not been able to get insurance to travel outside of the country after her sudden cardiac arrest 5 years prior. Since it was...
read moreShhhh…….Dr. Michael J. Ackerman Appreciation Fund
Say THANKS to Dr. Ackerman! Support the life-saving services of the SADS Foundation! We will be announcing this SURPRISE on October 27th at the 11th Annual International SADS Foundation Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Join us in showing Dr. Ackerman our heartfelt...
read moreSADS Spotlight: Bridget McGaughey
Bridget McGaughey, 37, has Long QT Syndrome and Brugada Syndrome. She was diagnosed in 2012 at age 32. Her treatment is an ICD. How/when were you diagnosed? I was diagnosed after a syncope episode in 2012. I did a face plant (ouch) in a parking garage after walking...
read moreA Long Journey: From SADS Patient to SADS Communications Coordinator
In the summer of 2009, I was a recent graduate from art school, a waitress in a pub, and an intern at a museum. Life was full of promise and possibility and the usual anxieties associated with being a young person trying to find their place in this world....
read moreA Walker, Not A Runner
Some positives & observations of now being a walker & not a runner: 1. When it’s 4:30 in the morning I don’t even know cause I’m still sleeping; 2. I don’t have to experience being 20 miles into a marathon feeling like hell & say, shoot, I still got...
read more5 Things I’ve Gained From Having A Heart Condition
On the way to high school graduation rehearsal, a classmate made an unusual confession. “I’ve never told you this,” he said. “But I’m really sorry about your heart.” Rather than feeling touched by his words, I felt a little insulted. As an optimistic 18-year-old, I...
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