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Hi, I’m Lauren. I’m cognitively intact enough to write this newsletter, and I have the time to do it because I’m not physically intact enough to keep up with a full-time day job.

Before catching COVID-19, I was an organizational change consultant in my late 30s. COVID led to myocarditis, sudden cardiac arrest, and worsened a well-controlled seizure disorder. The next few months felt anything but “intact.”

Now I’m asking: What kicks in when science leaves you hanging?

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As few as 6% of those who suffer sudden cardiac arrest at home survive. I'm one of them. Here, I share the brightest and darkest sides of survivorship and explore what kicks in when science leaves you hanging. Themes: epilepsy, chronic illness, PTSD.

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Lauren Canaday

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Lauren was a change consultant in her 30s. Then she caught COVID. After cardiac arrest, she was declared cognitively intact. The next few months felt anything but intact. Now she’s asking: What kicks in when science leaves you hanging?