Hi Carole, Happy New Year! I am definitely happy to see how friendly everyone is. It is comforting to be talking to people in similar situations. To answer...
Dear Julie, I hope Naomi is doing better! That poor girl! I know my daughters are extremely worried about their own possibility of having a cardiac arrest....
Thank you, Joan. My daughter is doing fairly well in spite of the divorce. I tend to worry because she isn't one to share her feelings readily, but she says...
Happy New Year, Lesley! Like you, I am glad to have found someone with an ICD. I have a friend who had one implanted last year, but hers has not shocked her,...
Hello Mary I was interested to read you also teach Special Needs. I am a Nursery Nurse and taught for almost 25 years in Special education. I retrained a...
Dear Mary Welcome to the Message Board! Delighted to see that you've already established contact with lots of our members. If you would like to become a...
Hello Mary, Happy New Year to you and your family. Yes, I do have some weird sensations and not just related to the after effects of the shock. I can actually...
Hi Mary I know how you feel ,there's a fine line to be drawn between being supportive and interfering I know I could easily fall into the latter camp !!...
Mary, read your mails, saw your video. How much in common! I, male, 28/7/1950, born and living in the Netherlands, was CPR'ed (by my wife) and shocked back on...
Hi Carole, How cool that we have the special education in common! I absolutely love the teaching part, but everything else has gotten very stressful. I can't...
Lesley, Your response means so much to me! The dizziness I keep talking about is more like pressure in my head! I just didn't know how to describe it! It has...
Hi Joan, How frustrated you must be! At this point in time I am worried I may not be allowed to drive again. That would be very difficult, but I can't imagine...
Hi Lesley How do you find the Bisoprolol, my Cardiologist said some find it difficult to get on with, I'm on a low dose 5 mg a day but I have had no problems,...
Hi Mary Naomi is much better today, we didn't take her to the hospital in the end, I will phone our Arrhythmia Nurse next week and see what she says, thank you...
Hello GijsS, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Just read your email to Mary. It is amazing how many people-like me don' know what exactly caused their problem. ...
Mary I'm 54 I lost my license in '05 I passed out while driving, I was only half a mile up the road!! I had enough warning to know that I was going to pass out...
Hiya Mary, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I have been lucky with my Special Education teaching--as a Nursery Nurse we don't have the planing records etc to write...
Greetings all I`m a new member on this group, but not new to AF,I have now had three ablations and am in a fingers crossed situation that the latest one holds....
Hi Joan, Wow, how scary! I'm glad the accident didn't turn out even worse for you. I had no idea how many people suffer from these types of problems. And this...
Hi Again! Your description of the pacemaker makes a lot of sense. How wonderful technology is! Thank you for the compliment on the interview. I was VERY...
Hi Julie, I'm glad things turned out OK for Naomi. I can't remember if I mentioned I also have a 16 year old daughter (and 19 and 21 year old daughters)....
Hello! Thank you for your message. I definitely have NOT found peace yet with the "not knowing why." I think the genetic testing will help, if the insurance...
Ah Mary I'm sorry about your dog,ive never had a pet but I love watching Animal Cops on the television!! Tonight I watched 3 back to back Animal Cops Phoenix...
hello mary, i was reading your post...it is so hard isnt it? i had a heart attack in 2005 and then ended up with atrial fib/flutter and on coumadin (blood...
Joan, Your family sounds just like mine! We always have the kids and their friends here! We don't have much space, but we make it work. The Saturday before...
Dear Suzanne, Thank you so much for writing. I can't imagine how hard it must be for you. I am so glad you reached out. I am enjoying making friends on this...
Hi I am new to the group. Just a little background stuff. I have had heart problems since I was 18 but no one seemed to know what it was at first. When I fell...
Hello everyone, This is Mary's husband, Paul. I have been reading all of your posts. In reference to Mary's speech about hope, there are two ways you can see...
Hi Mary, I dont think i got to see that post about "hope" can you maybe send it to me again? im not stupid or anything but in the car accident in 2002 (a guy...
hi girls, just me....checking in...i was just thinking how when jessy was home and in HIgh school and amy was younger...i had kids here all the time. i love it...