SCA Stories: Allyson Koorhan
In October of last year, I had just arrived in Boise, ID. I work for an airline and was gearing up for two weeks of business travel, which would end off with my husband joining me in South Korea. Just a few hours into the trip, I wasn’t feeling well and someone who...
read moreSCA Stories: Story of “H”
My elderly next-door neighbor, “H”, finally put a timer on his living room lamp so if he was not home the house would not be dark. Unfortunately, he plugged it into an electrical outlet that was switched by a wall switch, and he often inadvertently turned that switch...
read moreSCA Survivor Stories: Sue Morris
Sue thanking her hero's at McCall Fire and Police Department My husband and I were up at our cabin in McCall, ID on August 7, 2020. My husband, Steve, had just come inside after working in the yard and I was apparently making toast in the kitchen when I told him I...
read moreSCA Survivor Stories: Lindsay Casey
On January 13th, 2019, I woke up to a seemingly normal Sunday. I was a healthy, 30 year old mother sharing breakfast with my 11 month old son and my husband, Scott. When I went to get our son ready for church, Scott had a feeling that he needed to come check on us....
read moreSCA Survivor: Daiana
The first time I had my cardiac arrest was February 13th, 2016. My cardiac arrest occurred when I was at baseball practice and I told my coach I did not feel right and was having a lot of pain. I thought it was just muscle pain, but I ignored it and...
read moreSADS Spotlight: Karly Gonthier
Name: Karly Gonthier Age: 13 Which SADS condition do you have? CPVT When were you diagnosed? June, 2019 How are you treated? (Beta blocker, ICD, etc.) Beta Blocker, calcium channel blocker Personal Questions How/when were you diagnosed? The day after my 13th...
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