Read the full article here Cheadle Lacrosse Club’s Joe McEwan, who recently survived a cardiac arrest while playing for Wilmslow in September 2023, is walking the length of New Zealand to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Joe is looking to raise a massive £23,900 for the charity to help them continue […]
Joe McEwan
Big Hike for Joe McEwan following his Cardiac Scare
Read the full article here Like many young people, UK law graduate Joe McEwan was planning to explore New Zealand in a campervan as part of his big OE. However, everything changed dramatically a year ago, when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at the age of just 22 while playing in a lacrosse tournament […]
3000km hike from one end of New Zealand to the other
Last September, at the age of just 22, I suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on the pitch whilst playing a lacrosse game. My heart stopped for 4 minutes.When I arrived at hospital I was diagnosed with Brugada Syndrome, and was discharged 2 weeks later with an internal defibrillator having been fit in my chest. This […]
