Cardiac Arrest Survivor Brandon Griffith on Being a Police Officer, Griffith Blue Heart, and Much More

Brandon Griffith had a cardiac arrest at home while reading a book. Despite his SCA, he is still an active police officer and founded Griffith Blue Heart, a nonprofit organization that specializes in training, preparing, and equipping law enforcement for cardiac emergencies.Show notes of this episode can be found here: https://heartwarriorproject.com/heart-warrior-brandon-griffith/⁠_____🧡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 - 02:18Brandon Griffith's story of how he survived a cardiac arrest 02:18 - 09:20Why they think Brandon had a cardiac arrest 09:20 - 10:45How the recovery process looked like 10:45 - 16:15When Brandon became an active police officer again 16:15 - 19:00The side effects of medication 19:00 - 21:37The insights and support we don't receive 21:37 - 24:13Quality over quantity 24:13 - 27:27How Brandon feels today 27:27 - 29:54Support The Heart Warrior Project 29:54 - 31:39Griffith Blue Heart 31:39 - 51:04Companies using cardiac arrest survivors as show ponies 51:04 - 57:41What Brandon wished his cardiologist had told him sooner 57:41 - 1:02:07Things that are still difficult to communicate 1:02:07 - 1:04:55Fears about being a father and having had a cardiac arrest 1:04:55 - 1:13:08End 1:13:08 - 1:13:40Support The Heart Warrior Project 1:13:40 - 1:14:37