by Erinsads | May 6, 2022 | Blog
When Joelle was 12, she passed out in church – and testing revealed that the culprit was ARVC. And it progressed quickly – a year after diagnosis, at 13, Joelle got an ICD to help regulate the “electrical chaos” in her heart. Joelle had been a competitive figure...
by Erinsads | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog
Can you tell me a little bit about your ARVC journey – from diagnosis to where you are today? I had my first symptom of ARVC at 16 years old when I passed out. My mom called the doctor and he said I was a young, healthy, athletic woman who must have had low blood...
by Erinsads | Apr 18, 2022 | Blog
Can you tell me a little bit about your family’s ARVC story? The first time our family heard of ARVC was in 2018 when my son, Greg – after the first of five Sudden Cardiac Arrests he’d experience in his lifetime – received the diagnosis. Seventeen years earlier, my...
by Erinsads | Nov 29, 2021 | Blog
Can you tell me a little bit about your SADS journey? I’m a junior in high school. I used to be figure skater until I was diagnosed with ARVC, and that’s how I found out that I had it – I was skating when I had some arrhythmias. After a long process of being...
by Erinsads | May 4, 2021 | Blog
This Mother’s Day, we want to give a huge shoutout to all of our SADS moms! Whether you have a SADS condition, or are caring for a child with a cardiac arrhythmia, we want to thank you for being the heart of our families. Being a mom in a SADS family comes with...
