My wife and I are the dissection duo. 8 1/2 years ago I had a carotid dissection (strokes) which left me with aphasia, apraxia and other assorted invisible challenges A week ago my wife had coronary dissection (heart attack). She has a spontaneous coronary artery dissection — sometimes referred to as SCAD — is an uncommon emergency condition that occurs when a tear forms in a blood vessel in the heart. SCAD can slow or block blood flow to the heart, causing a heart attack, abnormalities in heart rhythm or sudden death. She almost died. Both of us were in good health, never smoked ever, ate right, etc. Now my wife is experiencing a common “when will it happen again.” Every twinge of pain sounds both of us in a panic. When my strokes happened our son was six years old. Today he is 15 years old. He had to grow too soon with my medical problems. Now he’s right back to square one knowing that his mother almost died. Of course I’m worried about my wife’s health and my health b...
I am a stroke survivor. My blog is about my recovery, family, and possibilities.