The Grandfather It was early on a freezing morning in January 1937. Having survived 4 years of World War 1 and several as a serving soldier, Joseph had left the Army in 1931. He settled with his wife and four children in Surrey, the eldest was 17, the youngest 9. Today, aged 43, he was … Read more
It’s just over 15 months since my original heart attack and following short SCA (just over 3 minutes, I was very lucky). Ups and Downs It’s been a period of real ups and downs. Initial recovery (just as went into the first lockdown) was good. I had 6 weeks to build myself up. Then elation … Read more
I qualified as Nurse in 2000, I have been involved in hundreds of cardiac arrests over the years. Those patients to memory, were old, they had underlying health conditions, I can only recall two arrests where a patient actually survived. On 26/12/2017, at 2:20am, I let out a gasp, this woke my engineer husband Stuart, … Read more