As I sit down to write this blog post, I can’t help but reflect on the whirlwind journey that led me to this moment. I am a SCAD heart attack survivor. This week holds particular significance for me and many others like me, as it marks SCAD Awareness Week. SCAD,...
This week marks a monumental moment in my life – a day I’ve been dreaming of for years. As I sit here, surrounded by the scent of freshly printed pages and the weight of accomplishment settling on my shoulders, I can hardly believe that the book I poured my...
At 31, I had a spontaneous coronary artery dissection which caused me to have a heart attack. A widowmaker heart attack to be precise. Surviving that was the easy part compared to what I was about to encounter. Exactly two weeks prior, I had just given birth to my...
The hardest thing about living with heart disease and SCAD is that it’s unseen. Just another day in the life of a survivor. Due to my daily aspirin regimen (amongst other things), sometimes a little bump turns into big bruises. My bruises are the only sign on...
The Mystery of SCAD Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a condition that can occur suddenly and without any obvious cause. While it is a rare condition, it is also a critical and sometimes life-threatening one, often affecting women. SCAD is characterized...
