by kymera_editor | Jun 20, 2019 | CPVT, ICD, SADS Spotlight, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Name: Joseph “Joey” ReinelAge: 4 Which SADS condition do you have? CPVTWhen were you diagnosed? Age 3 – after surviving a SCAHow are you treated? Medicine – beta blocker (propranolol) and anti-arrhythmia (amiodarone) and an ICD implanted Aug 2018How/when...
by kymera_editor | Jun 18, 2019 | Advocacy, ICD, LCSD, Long QT Syndrome, Managing Multiple Diagnoses, Online Patient Communities, SADS Spotlight
Name: Alexis Holmgren Age: 18 Which SADS condition do you have? Long QT Syndrome Type 5 When were you diagnosed? In 2013 at age 12 How are you treated? Beta blocker (Nadolol), Spironolactone, Left Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation (LCSD), and a dual chamber ICD with...
by kymera_editor | May 23, 2019 | AEDs, Long QT Syndrome, Schools
As a LQT patient-parent as well as an educator-advocate of students facing chronic medical conditions in a large school district, I have learned that “peace of mind” can go a long way in learning to thrive despite medical challenges. We often feel sidelined by...
by kymera_editor | Apr 25, 2019 | ICD, Long QT Syndrome, Managing Multiple Diagnoses
Annie was born in May 2005 eight weeks early, and with kidney problems and unilateral talipes (club foot). Before her first birthday, Annie had two corrective surgeries and a successful reposition of her foot. This however, left her with leg length...
by kymera_editor | Apr 23, 2019 | AEDs, Long QT Syndrome, Sports/Exercise, Support Groups
If you can’t fly. Run.If you can’t run. Walk. If you can’t walk. Crawl.But by all means keep moving. ~Martin Luther King Jr. Nothing about a new diagnosis is easy. There are so many questions, so many fears, so many life changes that happen. When our...
