Bethany & Hannah Keime from HeartCharged talk HCM: #1 Killer of Student-Athletes

Bethany and Hannah Keime are two sisters who were both diagnosed at a young age with HCM (Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), the number one killer of student-athletes.While both have the same heart condition (with differences in severity) and found much support from each other in that, they also have their own personal challenges dealing with the heart disease and all the life changes it has caused (more on that coming up in the interview). In order to prevent more people from dying from a cardiac arrest, they started HeartCharged to spread awareness, and they are doing a damn great job on that.Show notes of this episode can be found here: https://heartwarriorproject.com/bethany-hannah-keime-from-heartcharged/____🧡Get Involved - Support The Heart Warrior Project🧡Note that The Heart Warrior Project is run by one guy, which is yes, me (Jellis Vaes). In between work, studies at university, and just life, I try to squeeze in some time almost every day to work on this project. This project takes a lot of work, as I genuinely want to deliver high-quality and helpful content for survivors here. And I do it with a lot of love every day. However, help is always appreciated. If you have found any insights, lessons, or support from this or any other episode, and you’d like to support the project, we have a couple of ways to do so.We offer some ⁠⁠awesome-looking merch⁠⁠, such as T-shirts, hoodies, and mugs, with different designs that I personally love wearing/using myself. If you aren’t interested in any merch but still want to support the project, we also ⁠⁠accept donations⁠⁠.You can find more information here:⁠⁠ https://heartwarriorproject.com/getinvolved/⁠⁠.____🕒Timestamps of this episode 🕒 Intro 00:00 - 02:33 When Bethany and Hannah got diagnosed with HCM 02:33 - 10:02 The symptoms they both experience from HCM 10:02 - 13:25 Receiving support while dealing with HCM 13:25 - 15:01 How to cope with giving up the things you loved doing 15:01 - 17:50 The medication Bethany and Hannah took/take and dealing with the side effects 17:50 - 21:32 Getting an ICD and learning to accept it 21:32 - 30:50 When Hannah had her cardiac arrest 30:50 - 35:00 Having the moment on camera when you received a shock from your ICD 35:00 - 38:00 Support The Heart Warrior Project 38:00 - 39:45 Jellis's experience of being shocked for the first time 39:45 - 30:33 Dealing with the fears of getting shocked 30:33 - 41:39 How common it is to have a cardiac arrest during your sleep 41:39 - 44:07 When Bethany and Hannah decided to start HeartCharged 44:07 - 48:40 The upcoming plans they both have with HeartCharged 48:40 - 52:00 A last piece of advice from Bethany and Hannah to survivors 52:00 - 56:10 Outro 56:10 - 57:00 Support The Heart Warrior Project 57:00 - 58:03