I figured it was time for another SCAD update. It’s now July, and I’m approaching two years since my Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD). In many ways, life has slowly been returning to normal - but this year has been a reminder that recovery isn’t always a straight line. Back in January, I was feeling amazing. Through February and March my fitness continued to improve, recovery from exercise was better than it had been in a long time, and for the first time since m

I’m now five months post-SCAD. I’ve been taken off beta blockers (woohoo!), and for the first time in months, I’m starting to feel a bit...

A heart attack was definitely not on my list of things to do before 50. But now that it’s happened, it’s had a ripple effect on some of...

Who’s the last person you’d expect to have a heart attack? Me: Raises hand with confidence. Universe: Not so fast… And so here I am, 49,...