“I remember many things from my husband’s sudden cardiac arrest at 34 years old – the guttural, panicked sounds of his agonal breathing in our darkened bedroom; the timbre of his voice as a pocket of air passed through his […]
Kristin Flanary describes what it is like for a layperson to perform CPR with instruction from a 911 dispatcher. Kristin describes all of the things that went through her mind as a young person unexpectedly called upon to provide 10 […]
Kristin Flanary, Marketing Director, Wife & Mother, and SCA Rescuer (-aka- Lady Glaucomflecken), spoke to Avive about the night her young husband, Will Flanary, suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in his sleep. Kristin was unexpectedly called upon to provide […]
Will Flanary, M.D., a young and healthy Ophthalmologist and Comedian (known as Dr. Glaucomflecken), suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest in his sleep. His wife, Kristin Flanary, saved his life by providing CPR. Will spoke to Avive about his experience, SCA […]
“We all will be at the receiving end of critical illness for ourselves or our loved ones. It is almost guaranteed. A family’s needs are the blind spot of the overstretched and dysfunctional healthcare system that needs to be addressed. […]
“There are side effects to caregiving, and Kristin Flanary wants a health care system that recognizes the people who support patients when they leave doctors’ offices and hospitals. Before he had turned 35, Mrs. Flanary’s husband, Will Flanary, MD, had […]
Podcast interview by Dr. Eric Topol.
“One dark morning last May, I wrecked my body giving 10 minutes of CPR. My 34-year-old husband, Will, had been lying peacefully next to me, both of us fast asleep. I woke up suddenly to a loud noise I will […]