The Invisibility of Heart Conditions and the Fragility of Pacemakers with Cayleigh
The Light of Life por Naomi DeBello
Notas del episodio
Why do people with pacemakers have so much anxiety about doing certain tasks? Why are we terrified of falling over? Cayleigh and Naomi can both answer these questions. Naomi speaks with Cayleigh, a fellow heart condition friend of hers. Cayleigh talks about her emergency surgery requiring radical pacemaker fixes. Naomi relates to this so well, having also needed an immediate emergency pacemaker implant less than five hours of hospitalization. Cayleigh also mentions how invisible certain chronic illnesses can be and Naomi relates to this as well. Looking at the two of us, you would not think for a second we're sick with something. Cayleigh emphasizes the reliance of high voltage electricity is vital and shares a time when her pacemaker stopped working, and she never noticed it until her cardiologist contacted her.