Life After Cardiac Arrest Volume 2: Writings from Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK

A cardiac arrest is when your heart stops pumping, and when this happens suddenly a multitude of things must fall into place for the heart to be restarted and the person saved. However, restarting the heart is not the end of the saving a life, it is just the beginning. In the UK around 8% of those experiencing an out of hospital cardiac arrest survive. This book is the second collection of writings from some of the members of the peer support group Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK. The majority of the contributions are from survivors but importantly also some partners/life savers. The writings are of various types and are presented in the chronological order that they were posted into the Facebook group forum or on the blog. They feature some of the arrest events, survivors journeys and importantly stories of hope. Many are emotive and will almost certainly bring a tear to even the hardest of hearts. None of the authors are professional and this collection is aimed at others similarly affected or those with an interest in the subject and it hopes to give a small insight into the world of sudden cardiac arrests.