Matthew ConroyIt continues to amaze me that I have this thing in my chest. It's a stent keeping my aorta nice and open; I have congenital heart defects, and the stent is helping out with that. (X-ray from Monday: it's been a week...).
Olly Benson"Have you had an ECG before?"
What kind of question is that to a 40-something #ACHD patient!
This was a more enjoyable read than I was necessarily expecting. A book of two parts, firstly a canter through the history of treating heart disease, and then a deep dive into psychosocial impacts on the heart, with a chapter specifically about effects on ICD patients. #achd
Heart: A History: Shortlisted ...
Heart: A History: Shortlisted ...
Tony Torres
JakeHook me up to whatever tubes are necessary and put my iPhone library on shuffle and let me ride it out until you get sick of paying for me. #LivingWill #achd
From: @grandrapidsnews
https://mastodon.social/@grandrapidsnews/112366674759693582
RobSo I was playing around with slicer3d again. I’ll have to integrate this in the achd echo module! #achd #tga #cmr #echopilot
Olly BensonBack at Barts for an echo and check-up. It is such a lovely hospital. I always make sure to spend a few minutes reflecting in the chapel before my appointment. #achd
A lot to be thankful for today. But particularly thankful for people like Derelyn Love, one of many patients who accepted the risk of pioneering surgery so that people like me could also be treated... #nhs75 #achd
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/05/i-would-not-want-to-be-in-anyone-elses-hands-six-people-on-how-the-nhs-saved-their-lives
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/05/i-would-not-want-to-be-in-anyone-elses-hands-six-people-on-how-the-nhs-saved-their-lives