In April 2021,18-year-old Guy was enjoying a day out on the golf course with a friend when the unimaginable happened. The athletic, seemingly healthy teenager had no inkling that in minutes his life would be hanging in the balance after he had a sudden cardiac arrest out of the blue. Thanks to the quick actions of a fellow golfer who was trained in CPR, Guy survived. He was fitted with an ICD and eight months after collapsing he got the shock diagnosis of Long QT Syndrome – an incurable and hereditary heart condition which can cause the heart to go into a life-threatening rhythm, causing sudden cardiac arrest.
On this episode Guy talks to Ruth Huntman from the BHF about how he’s come to terms with his cardiac arrest and Long QT diagnosis, the impact it’s had on his family and why he now passionately supports the BHF to help change perceptions of heart disease.
Guy’s story is one at the heart of the BHF’s This is Science 2.0 campaign. You can find more information here: bhf.org.uk/this-is-science/guys-story
The BHF’s lifesaving research is giving hope to so many people. If you would like to support our work, please consider a donation by going to bhf.org.uk/donatepod.
If you've got any questions or concerns about your heart or circulatory health and want to talk with a cardiac nurse on the BHF’s Heart Helpline, go to our website bhf.org.uk/hearthelplineand you'll find all the contact options there. And if you’ve got your own heart story, or have any thoughts on this episode, we'd love to hear from you on email at thetickertapes@bhf.org.uk
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