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 | Nov 29, 2021 | AEDs, ARVC, Raising Awareness, SADS Kids, Uncategorized
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 kymera_editor | Jun 5, 2020 | AEDs, CPR, CPR and AED Awareness Week, Long QT Syndrome, Uncategorized
Aurora went into tachycardia in February 2019, shortly after turning 2. She has Long QT Syndrome and she had RSV and rhinovirus. It was 3AM and my husband and I used our AED and CPR to save her life before paramedics arrived. She is now...
by kymera_editor | Apr 23, 2020 | Brugada Syndrome, SADS Spotlight, Uncategorized
Name: Justin Price Age: 4 years old Which SADS condition do you have? Brugada Syndrome When were you diagnosed? He was diagnosed one week after his first birthday (April 2016) after going into cardiac arrest at home. How are you treated? He was treated with an ICD,...
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 | Apr 20, 2020 | Brugada Syndrome, Uncategorized
Name: Tenier Sims Age: 43 Which SADS condition do you have? Brugada Syndrome When were you diagnosed? October 2018 How are you treated? Currently being monitored How/when were you diagnosed? I was diagnosed when I became so fatigued that I couldn’t walk, so I went to...
