My Mom Had to Perform CPR on Me | Heart Warrior, Derrick Purdy

Derrick Purdy had a cardiac arrest at the age of 17 while playing basketball. His mom, who was watching the basketball game, rushed toward him to perform CPR. Luckily for him, a retired paramedic was also at the basketball game and immediately went to get the AED.Show notes about this episode: https://heartwarriorproject.com/derrick-purdy/____🧡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 Intro 00:00 - 02:33 Support The Heart Warrior Project 02:34 - 04:42 Derrick’s story: his cardiac arrest and survival 04:43 - 07:22 The cause of his cardiac arrest 07:22 - 07:46 Derrick’s struggles as a high-school senior after surviving an SCA 07:47 - 10:11 How Derrick is doing today 10:12 - 11:10 What changed after Derrick’s SCA: Basketball and the unexpected perks of beta blockers 11:11 - 12:46 Derrick’s relationship with basketball: then and now 12:47 - 13:37 How is life different with an ICD? 13:38 - 17:46 Side or front facing ICDs: what’s the difference? 17:47 - 18:39 The reaction of Derrick’s long-term girlfriend 18:40 - 20:23 The possible advantage of short-term memory loss after an SCA 20:24 - 21:21 The emotional effects of Derrick’s SCA on his loved ones and suffering a cardiac arrest on a livestream 21:22 - 24:04 Derrick’s relationship with his mom today and dealing with the aftermath as a family 24:05 -27:29 Support The Heart Warrior Project: Merch 27:30 - 29:02 Derrick’s motivation to study Medicine 29:03 - 30:14 Reconstructing the events of your own SCA 30:15 - 31:03 Derrick’s 3rd rebirthday: thanking the paramedic who saved him 31:04 - 34:35 The immense importance of AEDs 34:36 - 35:39 Derrick’s positive experience with his cardiologist: don’t believe everything you read online 35:40 - 38:28 How to overcome bad days 38:29 - 40:01 Dealing with unsolicited advice as a young SCA survivor 40:02 - 44:28 Living with not knowing cause of the SCA 44:29 - 48:27 Last piece of advice from Derrick to other survivors 48:28 - 52:03 Outro 52:04 - 53:51