All Better Now
Just before Christmas I got the results of my extra tests back. The good news is that the ablation was completely successful – I definitely don’t have WPW anymore! However, the tests did throw up a few little anomalies. It seems as though my heart has a mind of its own. Sometimes it’ll start racing […]
Parliamentary Reception
The beating heart of British democracy was certainly an appropriate place for the Cardiac Risk in the Young reception! And what a beautiful location. The imposing statue of Oliver Cromwell greeted me at security, paintings of significant moments in British history lined the corridors on the way to the reception. The room itself overlooked the […]
Great Cake Day
I got to work early on the CRY Great Cake Day. I carefully opened two big cake tins, one full of coconut macaroons, each topped with a glace cherry and resting on a square of CRY rice paper, the other full of Deliciously Ella almond-and-sea-salt brownies. This was only my second week at this new […]
Making Sure
As it approaches a year since I had my ablation, I’m coming to the end of the extra tests my cardiologists wanted me to have to make sure my heart condition had been completely fixed. I had two exercise tests and an echo, which all seemed to show normal results, so I’m very much hoping […]
WPW Recover and running the London Marathon
After becoming active and running my first half marathon in October 2014, I became unwell suffering from dizziness, tiredness and palpitations. A few weeks later , after a number of tests, the doctors told me they thought I had a condition called Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome. I’d never heard of it and at the time […]
Living with ARVC and an ICD
6 days after my 26th birthday I went for a run one evening (15th June 2016) with a friend and a group of runners and I suffered a cardiac arrest after finishing the run. I have no memory of it it’s what I’ve been told by others. I had CPR performed on me at the […]
A few more tests
For those of you following my story, you will be aware that I went to the doctor worried that my WPW had returned. Since then, I had another consultation with a cardiologist who confirmed that it wasn’t WPW, but explained that what I was feeling was most likely an ectopic beat. This is perfectly normal, […]
3 challenges for 3 charities
Opting to do something small to help 3 personally significant charities (Cardiac Risk in the Young, Combat Stress and Macmillan) that help thousands of people was the best thing I have done this year so far…. first stop; abseil down the Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth. For the seasoned adrenaline-seeker, a 300 ft. (or there about) abseil […]
WPW – the risk of return
I had been doing pretty well in my training, but on a couple of runs my heart went a little faster than usual. To be on the safe side, I referred myself for an ECG. I took the result to my GP, who took a look, said it seemed fine, but then paused. He looked […]
Life with Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome
I wanted to write an article to talk about my experience with a Heart Condition and how important it is to get checked out, even if you feel okay. As a 21 year old Personal Trainer and owner of a Health & Wellbeing Company, I never could have imagined that I would be diagnosed with […]