How I Survived 12 Cardiac Arrests | Heart Warrior, Kevin Marcus Miller

Surviving a cardiac arrest is something you don’t wish upon anyone. Truly. It’s only those who went through one who can state with absolute certainty that it can completely shatter someone’s life. Therefore, once I read our guest for this conversation, Kevin Marcus Miller, had 12 cardiac arrests, I was shocked. As well as intrigued.Shocked by how, despite all this, he has continued to fight. And intrigued by how he has managed to stay optimistic through this all and continues to build the best life he can with the cards that life has dealt him.If, after this conversation, you would like to spend more time with Kevin, do check out his podcast ‘Setbacks to Comebacks Podcast’, where he chats with others about their comeback story.____🧡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 - 02:30  When Kevin had his first cardiac arrest 02:30 - 05:24  The difficulty of returning to work and normal life after surviving a cardiac arrest 05:20 - 09:23  Getting multiple shocks (appropriate and inappropriate ones) 09:23 - 13:09  When and why Kevin started Setbacks to Comebacks Podcast 13:09 - 14:30  The struggle family members face and trying to make the best of it together 14:30 - 17:40  The medication that Kevin currently takes 17:40 - 18:16  When Kevin had his other cardiac arrest incidents 18:16 - 22:48  How to stay motivated after having multiple cardiac arrests and knowing there might be more 22:48 - 26:06  Feeling angry after everything that has happened and dealing with that anger 26:06 - 32:54  Support The Heart Warrior Project 32:54 - 34:38  What Kevin wished his cardiologist had told him sooner 34:38 - 36:17  Dealing with PTSD and maintaining emotional hygiene 36:17 - 39:05  The frustrating part of not knowing why you had a cardiac arrest 39:05 - 43:45  Living with heart disease and making the most out of a not-so-ideal situation 43:38 - 45:23  How Kevin is doing today 45:23 - 46:54  Living with a lower quality of life 46:54 - 48:58  What Kevin does when he feels down, sad, or frustrated with his cardiac arrests and living with an ICD 48:58 - 50:56  What's still hard to communicate to the people around Kevin's life 50:56 - 52:14  A last piece of advice Kevin would like to share with any survivors who are listening 52:14 - 54:36  Outro 54:36 - 55:28  Support The Heart Warrior Project 55:28 - 56:27____#cardiacarrest #heartwarrior #cardiachealth