Patient Stories

Why wouldn’t I participate in research? I want to do something to help. I’m 57 now, so I’m at a stage in life where I’m looking to contribute in any way I can. I agreed wholeheartedly to participate.

I was 37 and had a sudden cardiac arrest and I had no idea why. I had been training for triathlons and was in the best shape of my life. Just six days before, I had done a mile swim race at Lake Harriet … it’s insane.