by Erinsads | Nov 2, 2023 | Blog
The SADS Foundation would like to highlight the volunteer fundraising events that have happened or will happen this summer and fall! We are so grateful to all the volunteers who get together with their families and friends to organize special events to help other...
by Erinsads | Oct 24, 2023 | Blog
Jennette experienced Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in December of 2022 while having the flu. She survived – and in hospital was diagnosed with Brugada Syndrome. “The cardiac arrest and heart disease diagnosis was a huge shock on me and my family. I’m grateful to be...
by Erinsads | Oct 4, 2023 | Blog
Can you tell me a little bit about your SADS journey – from your first symptom to where you are today? I had an arrhythmia while I was driving in August of 1998. While I was in the hospital, the doctor noticed a prolonged QT interval. My mother had passed away...
by Erinsads | Sep 19, 2023 | Blog
Can you tell me a little bit about your SADS journey – from diagnosis to where you are today? For me, the discovery of Brugada Syndrome was not triggered by any symptoms. My mother passed away from an unknown cardiac event. I knew she’d gone to the cardiologist many...
by Erinsads | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog
Melanie was diagnosed with ARVC (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy) after experiencing ventricular tachycardia – a fast, irregular, and dangerous heart rhythm – in 2021. But that was just the beginning of Melanie’s heart journey. Melanie experienced...
by Erinsads | Sep 12, 2023 | Blog
Every morning I am greeted with the same bittersweet reality. Bitter is just a taste of the eternal emotion of losing a child. Sweet is the ever-present gratefulness that one of our children came back to life after being pronounced dead. We choose to share our...
