It wasn’t until my first ‘re-birthday’ that I (or rather a bunch of my friends) decided that we should get matching tattoos as a sign of solidarity, friendship, strength and for me, survival. So off we all went the day after my first ‘re-birthday’ and got matching permanent ink stamps on various parts of our … Read more
I suffered a heart attack and a separate sudden cardiac arrest exactly 1 week apart in February 2021. When I came around, other than being strapped to an ECG monitor I felt ok and determined not to look back but always forward. I left the hospital 7 days after arriving, complete with a new S-ICD … Read more
How our story turned into a novel with a CPR message The worst moment of our lives happened half an hour into Halloween. A noise that sounded like snoring woke me up – but when I tried to nudge my partner to turn over, he didn’t respond at all. Within seconds, I was calling 999 … Read more