by Erinsads | Jan 18, 2024 | Blog
At just seventeen years old, Cassidy – a competitive athlete – was diagnosed with ACM (arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy). She experienced her first symptoms at the age of twenty, and is joining the SADS Foundation ARVC Steering Committee to help make a difference for...
by Erinsads | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog
In 2016, Alesha started experiencing symptoms like severe nausea and syncope (fainting) – but didn’t know what could be causing them. That August, she went to the hospital for an unrelated medical procedure. She was woken up from anesthesia by her doctor, who asked,...
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 | Jul 25, 2023 | Blog
by Deirdre R. Let her fly, they say. I want to. She will be fine, they say. I want to believe that too. I wake up sometimes in a panic and know which thoughts are breaking through the surface, forcing me awake. Will we make it in time? Will her device work as it...
by Erinsads | May 21, 2023 | Blog
Julia | Living with ARVC Santa Rosa, CA | Born January 1992 “This is something I’ve had to deal with every single day for more than two years. I have had to mitigate. Life has really had to change. I came out of this a completely different person.” The Sonoma...