by kymera_editor | Jul 12, 2022 | Awareness, Long QT Syndrome, Parenting
Chaunté and her daughter Kadence I’m a mom to three girls. When my second daughter, Kadence, was six months old, I took her to a pediatrician for a routine well-child check and immunizations. And when he was doing the initial examination, he noticed that her...
by kymera_editor | Jun 6, 2022 | AEDs, CPR, CPR and AED Awareness Week, ICD, SCA Awareness, SCA Survivor, Schools, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Can you tell me a little bit about your heart journey – from diagnosis to where your family is today? On January 12, 2022, my son, Isaiah Bangoura, was in school when I got a call around 12 PM saying that his heart had stopped beating while he was going into the gym...
by kymera_editor | Jun 6, 2022 | AEDs, CPR, CPR and AED Awareness Week, ICD, SCA Awareness, SCA Survivor, Schools, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Uncategorized
Linton Beck had never had a symptom before his cardiac arrest on April 20, 2022. Linton, 16, was in chemistry class at Station Camp High School in Gallatin, Tennessee, waiting for the second bell to ring when he suddenly slumped over and went into Sudden Cardiac...
by kymera_editor | May 24, 2022 | Brugada Syndrome, ICD, Raising Awareness
Evan Krueger is a third-year human biology student at the University of Toronto. A year and a half ago, he was diagnosed with Brugada Syndrome and had an S-ICD placed. He got involved with the Canadian SADS Foundation soon after, and is now a volunteer who manages...
by kymera_editor | Apr 26, 2022 | Awareness, Brugada Syndrome, Parenting, SADS Kids
Can you tell me a little bit about your family’s SADS journey – from diagnosis to where you are today? Our journey starts with my husband’s daughter, who was having cardiac symptoms. The doctors didn’t know what was going on, so they did genetic testing, and found out...
