by Erinsads | Dec 9, 2022 | Blog
In 2016, Babett’s daughter, Joriale, passed away from LQTS. This year, her book about her family’s journey was published – helping Babett spread awareness in honor of her daughter. In January of 2016, my daughter, Joriale, passed away from Long QT Syndrome. Nine...
by Erinsads | Sep 19, 2022 | Blog
Jimmy, Jackie’s son Crissy, Jackie’s daughter Can you tell me a little bit about your SADS journey – from diagnosis to where your family is today? It was so common for our family to fall over having seizures, and back in the 1960s, they weren’t thinking...
by Erinsads | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog
Can you tell me a little bit about your ARVC journey – from diagnosis to where you are today? Jeff & his son at a baseball game I was diagnosed with ARVC in May of 2021, but I got my ICD in August of 2017. Given that ARVC is a genetic disease, I guess I had it in...
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...