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