Read the full article here Like many young people, UK law graduate Joe McEwan was planning to explore New Zealand in a campervan as part of his big OE. However, everything changed dramatically a year ago, when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at the age of just 22 while playing in a lacrosse tournament […]
Joe McEwan
3000km hike from one end of New Zealand to the other
Last September, at the age of just 22, I suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on the pitch whilst playing a lacrosse game. My heart stopped for 4 minutes.When I arrived at hospital I was diagnosed with Brugada Syndrome, and was discharged 2 weeks later with an internal defibrillator having been fit in my chest. This […]
