Archive - May 7, 2010

Survivors of sudden cardiac arrest from
Arizona and their guests are invited to participate in the launch of
the Arizona Affiliate of the SCA Foundation's National SCA Survivor Network on Tuesday, June 1 in
Phoenix.

The Network gives SCA survivors and their families an opportunity to:
• Connect with others who have experienced similar life-changing events
• Share experiences and help one another in the healing process
• Participate in research and awareness initiatives designed to help save more lives.

Become part of a national movement to raise awareness and
help save other lives. For information: info [at] sca-aware [dot] org or 877-722-3475; http://www.sca-aware.org/az-share-affiliate.

The ways spouses and significant others influence outcomes for
patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) will beexplored by Samuel F. Sears, PhD,
on May 14, at the Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions in Denver.
The presentation will be part of a session on the influence of social
relationships on outcomes for ICD patients.

Dr. Sears is a member of the SCA Foundation Advisory Council and Director of Health Psychology Program East Carolina University, Department of Psychology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences.

For more information about Dr. Sears, click here.

To read some of his publications, visit the SCA Foundation library here: http://www.sca-aware.org/webfm.

For
many, Mothers' Day is a wonderful day to celebrate our mothers and fond memories, and to enjoy and cherish our children and grandchildren.

For mothers who have lost children to
sudden cardiac arrest, it can be a day of pain, sorrow and longing--not only because death came too soon, but because it took the promise of  future grandchildren with it.

If this description fits you, please know that we
at the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation are
thinking of you on what might be a very difficult day. May this expression of our sympathy bring you some comfort.