SADS Spotlight: Ayden
Name: Ayden Age: 13 Diagnosis: Long QT type 1; diagnosed at age 12 I was really sick and dehydrated my mom took me to the doctor and they sent me to the ER to get IV fluids. The doctor did an ECG to see if she could give me some medicine to stop puking and noticed an...
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Sarah with her family My name is Sarah, I am 55 years old, living in Saskatchewan, Canada. On December 28th, 2018, I was attending the memorial service for my mother-in-law along with my immediate and a few extended family members. I had just finished my tribute and...
read moreAurora’s CPR and AED Story
Aurora went into tachycardia in February 2019, shortly after turning 2. She has Long QT Syndrome and she had RSV and rhinovirus. It was 3AM and my husband and I used our AED and CPR to save her life before paramedics arrived. She is now...
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Susana participates in triathlons as well as the Paralympics. Name: Susana RodrÃguez Age: 32 Which SADS condition do you have? Long QT Syndrome How are you treated? Beta blockers + always carry my AED to training. How were you diagnosed? When I was 28 I started...
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Name: Sophie Thatcher Age: 19 Which SADS condition do you have? Long QT Syndrome How are you treated? Beta blockers How were you diagnosed? In 2018, as a junior in high school, I decided to try out for my school’s water polo team as a completely new sport. On the last...
read moreSADS at Home: Nora
Nora Lambert, 87 years old! As told by Nora: Here in New Orleans where the virus is rampant, a doctor (Cory Herbert) reviews things each day on one of our top TV channels. For the first time ever, I heard a reference to Long QT Syndrome. He said it so fast with regard...
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