by sadsfoundation | Nov 16, 2022 | Blog
Family Health History Month is a national initiative that encourages families to share their medical history with relatives who may also be affected. We’re spotlighting stories of families for whom genetic testing, and talking about family health history, was...
by sadsfoundation | Nov 16, 2022 | Blog
Can you tell me a little bit about your SADS journey – from diagnosis to where your family is today? In 1991, I was a single dad living in Houston. I was a minister with a great church, a daughter at Baylor University, a 15-year-old son and his 13-year-old brother. My...
by sadsfoundation | Nov 10, 2022 | Blog
Jordan was a happy, healthy, and beloved 26-year-old when he died suddenly from an undiagnosed SADS condition in November of 2019. “I had never even heard of SADS conditions until we lost Jordan and read the acronym ‘SADS’ on the coroner’s report,” says his mother,...
by sadsfoundation | Nov 10, 2022 | Blog
Can you tell me about your family’s SADS journey, from diagnosis to where you are today? When I was 30 years old, I had a Sudden Cardiac Arrest. I had no prior knowledge that I had a heart condition. I was six weeks postpartum at the time from my fourth child, and my...
by sadsfoundation | Oct 13, 2022 | Blog
When Eliott was just nine years old, he had a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) at an early-morning soccer game. Thanks to the quick action of a pediatric ICU doctor who happened to be watching the game, Eliott received life-saving CPR – and was diagnosed, after a full day...
