<![CDATA[Twenty-eight days.]]>Twenty-eight days.

Today, it is exactly four weeks since I died.

Okay, maybe I didn't technically die, or maybe I did, I don't really know..
I do know that I did have a cardiac arrest and got CPR for three minutes before getting the defibrillator paddles twice and reawakening to a familiar, but somehow altered reality.

Waking up each day hits different now.

Good morning.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/cb755633-f269-454e-a63c-725c33c549f4/twenty-eight-days.RSS for NodeMon, 06 Apr 2026 10:45:33 GMTMon, 30 Mar 2026 12:42:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:16:33 GMT]]>@dabertime definitely one of the perks. ๐Ÿ˜‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/vickietorious/statuses/116324682537490349https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/vickietorious/statuses/116324682537490349Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:16:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:07:32 GMT]]>@vickietorious The ICD information brochure that I got shows a person on a paddle board. I am looking forward to this as I have never used one before. ๐Ÿ˜‰

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116324647104607991https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116324647104607991Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:07:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:44:33 GMT]]>@dabertime generally it should be 10 years. The battery on my first one went fast, the 2nd one, was on recall due to battery issues and then I had a lead fracture so they changed the lead and the device at the same time so I am on my 3rd device in 13 years.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/vickietorious/statuses/116324556709459293https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/vickietorious/statuses/116324556709459293Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:44:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:18:00 GMT]]>@vickietorious Love the name. What has been the average battery life?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116324452313757003https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116324452313757003Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:18:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:15:23 GMT]]>@dabertime it's weird to get used to having it, but it's good to know it's there. I just had mine changed out for the 3rd time. I call mine Zapp Branigan.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/vickietorious/statuses/116324442011121334https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/vickietorious/statuses/116324442011121334Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:15:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:34:35 GMT]]>@vickietorious I am pleased to be finding fellow survivors. I also have a new ICD. ๐ŸŽ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116324045649176525https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116324045649176525Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:34:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:19:29 GMT]]>@dabertime dude... We need to start a club. I had a cardiac arrest in 2012 and as a gift from the health care system I got a shiny new implanted defibrillator....so happy that you made it out the other side. Take good care. I'm here if you need to commiserate.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/vickietorious/statuses/116321862898059436https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/vickietorious/statuses/116321862898059436Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:19:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:11:43 GMT]]>@Chigaze I can assure you that my records show and confirmed by the cardiologists in the cardiac unit that I was in when it happened, that no matter what you want to call it, my heart had indeed stopped. No rhythm. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116320888656552526https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116320888656552526Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:11:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:33:15 GMT]]>@dabertime No pulse can still be fibrillating, or at least thatโ€™s what we were taught because when itโ€™s like that itโ€™s not moving blood anymore.

However the technical details donโ€™t matter as much as that it worked. ๐Ÿ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116274797274577715/statuses/116320737429288018https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116274797274577715/statuses/116320737429288018Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:33:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:28:22 GMT]]>@Chigaze first round the heart was still beating. Second round, the doctor said there was absolutely no pulse. Hence rub crushing CPR. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116320718184878458https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116320718184878458Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:28:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:26:17 GMT]]>@dabertime Good morning and glad things worked out! As someone who did volunteer first response for a couple decades I like to hear when everything works.

And now be that guy ๐Ÿ™‚ My understanding is that if the paddles worked then it wasnโ€™t cardiac arrest (no heart beat). Defibrillatorโ€™s only work when the heart is fibrillating.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116274797274577715/statuses/116320710033860585https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116274797274577715/statuses/116320710033860585Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:26:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:23:20 GMT]]>@dabertime

Wowww
So glad you are here!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/rightsprung/statuses/116319518754395185https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/rightsprung/statuses/116319518754395185Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:23:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:38:24 GMT]]>@dabertime Amazing. Kind of uber-example of adversity teaching us. Sad that most of us need a wake up call to really start to appreciate just being alive!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/116319342071942574https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/116319342071942574Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:38:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:11:39 GMT]]>@dabertime I don't know you well (just seen friends boost your posts from time to time) but I'm very glad you're still here.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116319236905383691https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116319236905383691Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:11:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:08:54 GMT]]>@dabertime Good morning! Glad you're here with us another day๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿผ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/BsCreativeLife/statuses/116319226075505194https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/BsCreativeLife/statuses/116319226075505194Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:08:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:47:53 GMT]]>@dabertime thank you for sharing that ๐Ÿ™

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/lifewithtrees/statuses/116319143450684694https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/lifewithtrees/statuses/116319143450684694Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:47:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:19:25 GMT]]>@EllenInEdmonton still a work in progress. ๐Ÿ˜‰

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116319031516411172https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116319031516411172Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:19:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:16:06 GMT]]>@dabertime
Thanks for the comeback!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://yeg.bike/users/EllenInEdmonton/statuses/116319018447597984https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://yeg.bike/users/EllenInEdmonton/statuses/116319018447597984Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:16:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:11:28 GMT]]>@dabertime Good morning. Keep on breathing and beating along with the rest of us. I'm thankful that you are still kicking!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/JDGeoShack/statuses/116319000208787788https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/JDGeoShack/statuses/116319000208787788Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:11:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:50:00 GMT]]>@DrBones I'm discovering many near death survivors. Enjoy the grass.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116318915849333372https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/dabertime/statuses/116318915849333372Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:50:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:41:11 GMT]]>@dabertime Been almost 2 years for me. Not cardiac, but septic shock. BP 70/0, systems shutting down. My wife was emailing friends and family that I was about to die. Obviously, I was unaware, as I was intubated and on a respirator and in a coma. But then I came back, but with some residuals. But I'm still on this side of the grass!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/DrBones/statuses/116318881140130475https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/DrBones/statuses/116318881140130475Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:41:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:33:27 GMT]]>@dabertime I had wondered why we hadn't seen you in our feeds in a while. I had assumed that you'd been busy with work or a project. And I guess you have ... recovering. Glad to see you back. (Internet hug)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/athena_rising/statuses/116318850719998455https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/athena_rising/statuses/116318850719998455Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:33:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:11 GMT]]>@dabertime Good morning sir.]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-4569-ca97-031e-6e0408609124https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friendica.rogueproject.org/objects/b71a4a1e-4569-ca97-031e-6e0408609124Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Twenty-eight days. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:23:10 GMT]]>@dabertime Glad youโ€™re with us

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/lawyersgunsnmoney/statuses/116318810315758248https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/lawyersgunsnmoney/statuses/116318810315758248Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:23:10 GMT