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Life with a survivor

wdiane
  • By wdiane · New reply October 10, 2009
  • 35 replies
  • My husband experienced a sudden cardiac arrest on May 2. He was saved by people who administered CPR to him immediately and the paramedics who shocked him. After spending a month in the hospital he is ...

Heart disease(a blessing in disguise?)

maureengraz
  • By maureengraz · New reply August 21, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Even after the devastating news that my husband had sufferred an SCA, requiring an emergent triple bypass, the constant doctor visits and testing and complete change in lifestyle that comes along with ...

Anoxic brain injury

abice
  • By abice · New reply August 3, 2009
  • 28 replies
  • Can a person get better that has an anoxic brain injury? Everything I read seems so negative ...

traumatic brain injury from MI

Patsmom
  • By Patsmom · New reply June 28, 2008
  • 24 replies
  • My son was hit by lightning in 2003, sustained a heart attack, and today lives with a tramatic brain injury. He is 22. Does anyone else have a story about surviving an MI, but lives with TBI? Pats mom ...

anoxic brain injury

royal
  • By royal · New reply February 7, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • I suffered a heart attack on December 16 2007 leaving me with "anoxic brain injury" I have all my past memory but cannot remember minute to minute new information. Does anyone have positive feedback on ...

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