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 | Sep 13, 2021 | Advocacy, Awareness, Long QT Syndrome, Parenting, Schools
Can you tell me a little bit about your family’s SADS journey? In utero, our doctors thought that my daughter Madison had heart block, and I was sent to a specialist. They confirmed that it was not a heart block – she just had a low heart rate. When Madison was...
by kymera_editor | Apr 20, 2020 | Awareness, Brugada Syndrome, Genetic Testing, Schools, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Uncategorized
Will was 6 years old when he first experienced a fainting episode. He was walking up the hill with his dad & sister one day from school when he fainted. We couldn’t tell if the kids were making it up & playing a joke on dad while I was at work. The next...
by kymera_editor | Sep 13, 2019 | Advocacy, AEDs, Conference, CPR, SADS Spotlight, Schools, Sports/Exercise, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Name: Richard LamphierLocation: Atlanta, GA Occupation: Program Manager Project S.A.V.E of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, an affiliate of Project ADAM Why were you drawn to nursing as a career? I had a good friend who passed away. While he was...
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...
