In today’s episode, Alex talks about his experience with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, having open heart surgery at 16, almost dying a couple times, his work in assisted living, and—my favorite topic—death in our death phobic culture.
In the bonus episode he answers my Big Healthcare Question, and we talk about all of my arrhythmias and my own heart mysteries.
Episode page: http://www.insicknesspod.com/blog/2016/4/19/28-alex
Information on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy from the American Heart Association: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/Cardiomyopathy/Hypertrophic-Cardiomyopathy_UCM_444317_Article.jsp#.VxbUpz-WE3c
Information on Supraventricular tachycardia from MedlinePlus: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000183.htm
Alex drums for Dicktations: https://dicktations.bandcamp.com/album/h-ckhound
Alex’s solo project: hexxd.bandcamp.com
Alex’s email: sonavird@gmail.com
