A little story about me...
In 2002, I came to America, fulfilling a life-long dream. That dream changed, however, when my wife suffered a cardiac arrest within six weeks of our wedding day. After researching the causes and consequences of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, I realized that many others want to understand what it is, why it happens and what to do about it. You can share in our adventure with ventricular fibrillation in A Heart too Good to Die - A story of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
Technically a memoir, but also a love story, A Heart too Good to Die - A story of Sudden Cardiac Arrest was written especially for those touched by this well understood but incurable serial killer. I interviewed the saviors and witnesses to Carolyn’s collapse—to capture their thoughts and feelings at the time—and found they, too, were profoundly affected by the event.
In an effort to help stem the carnage, I have been a public advocate volunteer for the American Heart Association and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. In 2004, I was instrumental in convincing Congress to approve further funding of defibrillators. I have also been published in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS March, 2005).
Writing has been another life-long dream. I started my working life in the technical arena, science was my chosen track, not humanities and the arts, despite a keen interest and supposed talent. I graduated as an electronics engineer in the telecommunications industry, and excelled at marketing the Internet to Australian corporations, before moving to IBM Software Group. My reputation for mastering complex subjects, and making them simple to understand now helps me in a new way.
Now a freelance writer, and a graduate of the Australian College of Journalism, I'm focused on narrative nonfiction and the self-help genre.