SCA Awareness: Monica and Logan’s Story

Can you tell me a little bit about your family’s SADS journey – from diagnosis to where you are now? Our journey is about my son, Logan. He passed away a little over three years ago on October 31, 2019. Logan had just turned 19 and was off at college. He...

CPVT Awareness: Karly’s Story

Can you tell me a little bit about your family’s SADS journey? My daughter, Karly, had her first Sudden Cardiac Arrest at the age of ten. She was a competitive soccer player and dancer at the time, and was at a soccer tournament up at Lake Tahoe. In between games, she...

LQTS Awareness: Jack’s Story

Can you tell me a little bit about your SADS journey – from diagnosis to where you are today? I remember having episodes in early grade school. I would get in trouble all the time for “daydreaming.” Many decades later this turned out to be Ventricular Tachycardia. I...

SCA Awareness: Daniela’s Story

Can you tell me a little bit about your SADS journey – from diagnosis to where you are today? I was diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome Type 1 when I was 22 years old. I was born with LQTS but wasn’t aware of it, nor was my family. The reason we discovered my LQTS was...

Julia’s Genetic Testing Story

Did you know that one important part of keeping your heart healthy this National Heart Month is by learning more about what’s in your genes? Take it from Julia – who was diagnosed in 2020 with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a genetic disease...

Genetic Testing: Stories from the Community

In November 2022, we asked people to share their stories as they took our genetic testing survey – and we are so grateful for everyone who talked with us, wrote down their story, or left us a voicemail! Here are some of the stories shared by the SADS community....