Paul Swindell

After our first meet-up in February 2015, I realised I was not alone. It was the first time since my cardiac arrest the previous year that I had spoken face-to-face with someone who had experienced what I had. This was also true for my wife, who also happened to be my lifesaver. From that meet-up, the idea of SCA UK was born. Since then, we have achieved a considerable amount, primarily providing information, resources and support to others in a similar situation but also raising the profile of survivorship and the need for better post-discharge care. We are starting to get traction in this, and with the formation of the charity, I genuinely believe we have a bright future ahead and will make a significant difference in the lives of many who join our ranks.

Facebook time

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After the inaugural meetup, we continued our chats on Inspire, and much positivity came from them.  However, I felt the primarily US-focused forum was not really the place to be discussing what came to be UK based issues. So, at the beginning of May 2015, I decided to set up a facebook group and then … Read more

Inaugral meeting February 2015

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After the tooing and frooing of getting a date, time and place that was suitable for everyone I shouldn’t of worried as everyone turned up and there was 13 of us in the end. There were several of us who had been saved by our partners and it was a great opportunity for them to … Read more