Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is the biggest killer in the world. With a worldwide survival rate of less than 5%, SCA claims more than 17,500,000 lives each year. The small fraction who do survive and leave the hospital have a 80% chance of surviving the first year but only a 50% chance of survival to five years.
For these survivors, to have died and been brought back to life is indeed challenging. About 40% suffer significant brain damage and another 25% some cognitive deficit. Unfortunately, there are no standardized care plans to assist these individuals and their partners, caregivers, family and friends upon discharge from hospital. They tend to get lumped in with stroke victims, Parkinson’s sufferers, cardiac patients, etc. As a SCA survivor myself, I felt this simply wasn’t good enough and decided to write this book.

A Guide for Survivors, Care Givers, Family and Friends

This book examines what a SCA is, available treatments, the care team you may need to aid your recovery, how to process the grief, and remake yourself into the best you can be. It also assists those around you with a better understanding of what this ‘new normal’ is going to be like for them and offers tips on how to handle their new situation. It is a comprehensive guide for every person in your new life.

In order to reach a global audience I have published the book as a Kindle eBook on Amazon and plan to soon provide paperback versions for those who prefer reading on paper. A portion of the profits from the sale of this book will go towards increasing awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and the impact on families as well as providing High School Students with CPR training and the placement of AED equipment in commonly used sporting facilities.