Already a member? Sign in
Welcome to Inspire!
What - Inspire is a place where you can connect with people who share your health concerns and find information and advice in groups sponsored by organizations you know and trust.
Why - As a member you can use Inspire to let friends and family know how you're doing, contact others who share your health concerns, receive personalized updates and information about participating in surveys and clinical trials, and more.
How - Joining Inspire is completely free and usually takes less than a minute. Join now!
Journals
today is my re-birth day!
- By Tammy1 · Posted October 23, 2009
- 10 replies
- Two years ago today I had a Sudden Cadiac Arrest and died for several minutes. I am so thankful to be alive and charish every day with my family. The thought of it all is sometimes overwhelming but it ...
Has anyone ever tried a rehabilation for severe brain injuries?
- By cheriffic · Posted October 22, 2009
- 7 replies
- If so, can you let me if insurance covers it? And most importantly, did it help ...
May your days be long and many
- By edb4pax · Posted October 22, 2009
- 0 replies
- I read with much empathy several journal entries from others who have experienced SCA and more in their lives. I count my blessings that I have only had to deal with my singular SCA event. Yes, it took ...
today marks 10 years
- By nanamo · Posted October 22, 2009
- 2 replies
- i had emergent bypass surgery with a 95 % blockage to my left main cornaryy artery at the age of 32 10 years later i am still here ticking and kicking live life love life god bless surviving heart disease ...
Sinking and Scared
- By WandaJ · Posted October 21, 2009
- 9 replies
- Yesterday I made an incredibly difficult and scary decision: to take a leave of absence so I can heal after the roller-coaster ride of the past year. A difficult decision for several reasons: I am a woman ...
10 years of life
- By nanamo · Posted October 19, 2009
- 5 replies
- today is 10 years of having a massive heart attack at the age of 32 family history and smoking were my factors women need to edcuate themselves in warning signs and symptons of heart attack for women ...
oct 20 th marks 10 years since heart attack
- By nanamo · Posted October 19, 2009
- 9 replies
- today marks 10 year anniversary of my heart attack......... a massive one that alot do not survive but i did and here 10 years later to tell my story and LIVE i was 32 young and health so i thought the ...
social security disablity is so frustrating
- By nanamo · Posted October 18, 2009
- 4 replies
- i have been on ssd for 9 years now and every three years i have to do a review of my health to see if i am still eligable its starting to get stupid to me if you ask what part of the doc saying NO SHE ...
New SCAA Chapter
- By BigSkyChapter · Posted October 17, 2009
- 2 replies
- We just started a new chapter in Montana. We named it the Big Sky Chapter and it is located in Billings, MT. We currently are looking for members to help out and grow the chapter. The chapter is in need ...
Knowing when it's time to let go...
- By cheriffic · Posted October 16, 2009
- 6 replies
- My mom is yelling day & night & she is clearly going backwards mentally. She was doing so well in July. I remember one of the kind nurses told me that I would know when it would be time to let go, and ...
10 years and why we need to be a health advocate
- By nanamo · Posted October 15, 2009
- 3 replies
- 10 years ago today oct 15.....i had a thallium stress test a test which they could of saved me from having a massive heart attack on oct 20th 1999 and open heart surgery on ict 22nd 1999 but instead they ...
Fort Worth ISD
- By jjulie230 · Posted October 14, 2009
- 1 reply
- Today I received a google alert that one of the couches at the FTW ISD saved a 16 year old boy with the use of an AED. This is great news to know these devices do work! Below is the link to follow: http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http ...
www.powercatcharters.com/Billy
- By sophianbilly · Posted October 11, 2009
- 4 replies
- I look for information all the time.....My Billy had a chronic heart attack with anoxia to the brain and to the heart on April 10, 2009....I was alone in the morning with him when he complained of chest ...
Disinhibition
- By NWWriter · Posted October 10, 2009
- 5 replies
- After my sca I was constantly blurting out the first thought that came to my mind. I didn't realize it was unusual, nor did I see anything wrong with it. I liked being "open" and "frank"!! We should ALL ...
Mom's progress at home
- By cheriffic · Posted October 9, 2009
- 1 reply
- My mom has been home since last Tuesday. She still yells in frustration but not as much as she did in the nursing home and hospital. She smiled at me one day & she nodded her head when my dad asked if ...
Arrhythmias
- By redhead4u777 · Posted October 8, 2009
- 12 replies
- In my mind I was planning out my day, mindlessly performing my pre-work morning rituals. Make my lunch-check. Iron my shirt-check. Wake up on the kitchen floor. What? Did I just faint again? On the way ...
I'm an RN that got hurt and my health went to pot!
- By RobynRae · Posted October 7, 2009
- 11 replies
- This is my first time on this site to recored any info and I hope I do it right! I'm still in the learning stages of the computers and what I can and can't do which is keep my fingers on the right keys ...
Our first visit with my mom at home
- By cheriffic · Posted October 6, 2009
- 4 replies
- My 4-year-old & I are spending our 1st night with my parents in their home since my mom's ABI. My girl gave my mom a kiss on the cheek tonight. My dad asked my mom if she loved my daughter & she nodded ...
this part sucks
- By NWWriter · Posted October 6, 2009
- 6 replies
- Twenty two years ago I survived a sudden cardiac arrest and even after all that time I haven't become toughened to the grief I feel when someone dies. I'm glad of that, but it doesn't help when I'm in ...
My mom is home now since her ABI on 6-28-09
- By cheriffic · Posted October 4, 2009
- 3 replies
- My mom is a lot happier at home now. She still has anxiety but is more calm and content. Hospice comes in 3-4 times a week to help my dad. We also have several family members who come by to help out ...
