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Journals
Hoosier State Sudden Cardiac Association Chapter
- By wdiane · Posted August 28, 2009
- 0 replies
- I am so excited to be starting the first chapter in Indiana for the Sudden Cardiac Association. I knew that I had to get involved after my husband experienced an arrest while riding his bike on May 2 ...
Where do I go from here?
- By Promise · Posted August 22, 2009
- 7 replies
- Although I have not been very active in this forum, your posts have provided me with much hope and connection to a group of people who share very similar experiences. I really appreciate how you all conditionally ...
11 months ago today...
- By Aaron-Pennsylvania · Posted August 21, 2009
- 10 replies
- was the beginning of our journey to places we never knew existed. No, this is not a fairy tale or happy story, this is a nightmare lived by many, whose lives are changed forever. Some may have happy endings ...
Update on my mom (ABI from SCI)
- By cheriffic · Posted August 21, 2009
- 3 replies
- My mom is doing amazing bec. of prayers and my dad's hard work and love for her. Since June 28th, 2009, when she had her SCI, she went from being a coma to now...where she is totally out of her coma ...
New Dallas/Ft. Worth SCAA Chapter
- By 2ndchance · Posted August 17, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi Everyone! I recently started the 2nd Chance Society Dallas/Ft. Worth SCAA Chapter! I am so excited and a little overwhelmed but it's a good thing. I know the efforts of the Chapter will help save someone's ...
Thank you all
- By mmuff · Posted August 15, 2009
- 3 replies
- I have been a member of this sight for a few months now and I have been reading many, if not all of the post. The other day I started thinking to myself your SCAD/HA was almost five years ago why are ...
Here Comes my ICD
- By adad5757 · Posted August 13, 2009
- 10 replies
- Greetings to one and all again, I am just amazed at the amount of wonderful people here on the site and the profound and loving support that everyone is quick to give and share with each other. So many ...
A-4-year-old's reaction to her Grandma (ABI)
- By cheriffic · Posted August 11, 2009
- 1 reply
- My 4-year-old saw her for the 1st time since Mom's SCI (June 28, 2009). She did so great. She kept wanting to know what she could do to help Grandma. So she rubbed lotion on her feet and arm, put chapstick ...
Scheduled maintenance this evening
- By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
- 13 replies
- All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...
Daughter having EP study Monday 8/10
- By Tammy1 · Posted August 7, 2009
- 8 replies
- Please keep my daughter Jessica and our family in your prayers as she will be having her EP study performed Monday 8/10 here in Tulsa at St Francis Heart Hospital. She is only 17 and we are praying this ...
WHEN I HAS MY SCA
- By bingo · Posted August 7, 2009
- 3 replies
- wHEN I had my sca I had problem with my ears hurting. My left ear hurt worse than my right one did. Smetimes they still bother me. This morning my left ear felt like it was stuffed with cotten. I've had ...
What now?
- By Substitute · Posted August 4, 2009
- 7 replies
- My father-in-law (who I will refer to as Dad from now on) had his 3rd heart attack in 12 years last Saturday evening while getting ready for bed. My husband had spoken to him on the telephone a few minutes ...
Nursing homes refuse my mom bec. of LiveVest...
- By cheriffic · Posted August 2, 2009
- 1 reply
- What should we do? We are hoping to get my mom in a nursing home with a good rehab program; however, we're told that nursing homes do not want to mess with the LifeVest. It has a built-in defibrillator ...
My 7th re-birthday
- By jmaw35 · Posted July 31, 2009
- 7 replies
- I just needed to share that it was seven years last Sunday since my SCA. Life is good ...
My mother is a fighter...
- By cheriffic · Posted July 29, 2009
- 6 replies
- On June 28th, 2009, my sweet mom went into SCA one day prior to her defib/pacemaker surgery right after Church. She has an ABI. She was w/o oxygen for 20+ minutes. She went into a coma, came out of after ...
My 48 yr old fiancee of 15 yrs had a cardiac arrest resulting in a TBI
- By bjm123 · Posted July 25, 2009
- 3 replies
- My fiancee was addicted to alcohol and cocaine one day after I returned home from work he was standing talking to me and just collasped I freaked out so bad I called 911 and could not look at him I was ...
today i go for my 6 month checkup
- By nanamo · Posted July 22, 2009
- 6 replies
- for my heart and my check on my icd she will let me now how many times i came close to it firing and all i havent been feeling well but have alot on my plate right now i try to puch aside and i do i just ...
icd question == resetting
- By Tch4fn · Posted July 19, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hello everyone! I had a great check-up Friday. ICD incision looks great. My ecg still shows qt of 470, this seems to be my magic number. I would love to see it lower. I am doing everything that I know ...
My Story
- By adad5757 · Posted July 15, 2009
- 8 replies
- 7/13/09 The easiest thing to do in all of this drama and trauma has been to accept responsibility for it. That was from day one. That day was February Fifth 2009, the day following what most people would ...
first entry
- By adad5757 · Posted July 12, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hello! I am looking forward to making new friends with good people from all walks in life with all kinds of challenges. Are you in the same boat as me? I think so. chat me up and let's share. I have reached ...
