Experiencing a life-changing event such as a SCAD, has a huge impact on those who had the SCAD as well as their families and friends. Finding a lack of information about an uncommon and poorly understood condition can be difficult and may add to the strains of recovery. Reading others stories can be an enormous help.
August 28, 2018
It is beyond difficult to begin writing about the most scariest events of my life. I tried sharing my story on the “Go Red For Women” website in 2014 after my first STEMI. I just couldn’t finish. Not sure what is different now, other than I REALLY feel the need to spread awareness. I also […]
August 25, 2018
About 7 years ago I was in the woods splitting wood when all of a sudden I felt like i had just run 10 miles in the cold air. Suddenly my arms and chest began to ache and I could barely move my feet. I struggled out of the woods to my car, drove home […]
August 19, 2018
April 9 2018 my life changed forever. I live in a small town in North Dakota called Lisbon and I work at our hospital as a Patient Access employee. On that day I kinda remember taking kids to school and having a normal day. From what Ive been told I stood up and told my […]
On Tuesday 8/14/18 i felt chest pressure beneath my left breast. It was deep, unlike anything I had ever felt. EMT determined my BP was not elevated and they didn’t think I was experiencing a heart attack. They took me to the ER. They ruled out a blood clot, and troponin level was .04 I […]
July 8, 2018
I am an otherwise healthy woman of 59. All was well until I awoke on June 26, 2018 with sudden chest pain, that quickly radiated to my left shoulder, down my arm, to my fingertips. Initially, I felt it was just a passing oddity, but moments later, I felt an overwhelming sense of doom, followed […]
June 21, 2018
I am a 51 year old mother of 3 grown sons and granny of 1 beautiful 6 month old granddaugher. My husband and I own a Professional Land Surveying business in Ontario, Canada. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 11 years ago and told I was probably going to be in a wheelchair in 4 […]
June 6, 2018
I am a 59 year old fit, active, healthy woman who experienced a SCAD event. I awoke in the morning later than usual at 0830 (2 weeks ago) getting ready to play tennis but felt just a little unwell. I had a bit of pressure through my back and shoulders and felt nausea. Also felt […]
June 3, 2018
51 yr old mother of 3 grown sons, happily married for 32 years to my best friend and business partner, a heart attack was the furthest thing on my mind. I had been diagnosed with a mild form of multiple sclerosis 11 years ago and managed to remain healthy and active, without even so much […]
May 29, 2018
I had gone out for dinner with my family after a day of shopping. Just as our food came I started feeling sick and had pains im my armpits. I felt like my chest was open. I went to the toilet and started vomiting. The restaurant staff sat me in the hallway with a bucket. […]
May 26, 2018
It’s been a while since I wrote about SCAD. Life after SCAD has changed for new survivors, it’s a whole new world since my episode. My first story started after the birth of my 3rd child, on January 4, 1994. I was 33 years old, a mother of 3 children, what should have been one […]