SCA Survivor: Katie’s Story
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...
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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...
read moreEveryday Superhero: Walter Dusseldorp
Can you tell me a little bit about your CPR save? It's one of those things that happens in the career of a paramedic and that will stick with you for life. I've seen a lot and I've done a lot, but responding to Gregory's house is something that has stuck not only with...
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Can you tell me a little bit about your family’s SADS journey? In utero, our doctors thought that my daughter Madison had heart block, and I was sent to a specialist. They confirmed that it was not a heart block – she just had a low heart rate. When Madison was...
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Can you tell me a little bit about your SADS journey? In the spring of 2000, I went into sudden cardiac arrest. After about four weeks of testing, they finally realized I had Long QT Syndrome. I went for six months without a device. My mom really advocated for me, and...
read moreMona: My Journey with LQTS and Cancer
Mona as a firefighter/ paramedic in 1999Mona running the Phoenix Rock-N-Roll Marathon in 2005Mona post double mastectomy surgery In 2003 I was a very physically fit female Firefighter/Paramedic who was running full Marathons. I was 35 years old, a 14-year veteran of...
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