Five years ago today I got my ICD and I became a cyborg and so I thought I’d record my experience of being one of the new generation of super-humans. Having been a technology professional for the previous couple of decades I was always interested in new gadgets and bits of tech. However, I have … Read more
The following post is largely taken from “The Development of Implantable Medical Devices at The Applied Physics Laboratory” By Robert E. Fischell. It documents the history of a number important and common devices seen today including the ICD, which I’m sure many SCA survivors are familiar with but may not know the history of it’s … Read more
I woke up in a hospital bed in the CCU ward of the Royal Free Hospital on 22nd December, 1994. My wife, Adele, was sitting beside my bed and I asked her what was happening and where was I? I had arrived at my office the previous morning to collect some files, and had just … Read more