RYANDEJONGHE's SparkPage - Come Join Me - We'll Make a Life of This

Come Join Me - We'll Make a Life of This

Last year was my third attempt at SparkPeople and I think it went really well. I lost nearly 40 pounds, ran my first 5k in nearly 20 years, and felt wonderful. Then came February. For some unknown reason, I died. I went into Sudden Cardiac Arrest in front of my whole family. Thanks to the grace of God, I was saved. My survival chances were less than 6%. All the right people were there and after being shocked 72 time in the ER, I'm alive today.

Thanks to SparkPeople, I was ...

Last year was my third attempt at SparkPeople and I think it went really well. I lost nearly 40 pounds, ran my first 5k in nearly 20 years, and felt wonderful. Then came February. For some unknown reason, I died. I went into Sudden Cardiac Arrest in front of my whole family. Thanks to the grace of God, I was saved. My survival chances were less than 6%. All the right people were there and after being shocked 72 time in the ER, I'm alive today.

Thanks to SparkPeople, I was healthy going into that situation. My blood pressure was nice and low, blood levels normal, and my heart was clean as a whistle. Something electrical caused the Cardiac Arrest and to this day, doctors have no idea what caused it.

Anyhow...a few hospital visits later and after having a few shirts cut off of me from the paramedics, I think I'm getting closer to where I was. My weight has come back, but my spirit has strengthened. I know what life and death are about and I would like to prolong the previous as much as I'm allowed.

There are so many wonderful people here and I am fortunate to have built a great many friendships through SparkPeople. I'm looking forward to building more friendships and achieving more of those goals with all of my friends.

Member Since: 8/10/2009

Fitness Minutes: 22,294

My Goals:
Lose the weight, have fun, and be around for my family and friends.

My Program:
Track my food and follow the Spark program; use the Xbox Kinect to have fun and exercise. I also enjoy playing with my kids and taking walks with the family.

Personal Information:
I'm from West Haven, CT and live with my wife, two kids, and pets. I write about the OnLive video game service, I lead the Xbox Kinect Fitness group here, and I admin video game tournaments at Fragged Nation. Contact me at:
about.me/ryandejonghe

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Last year was my third attempt at SparkPeople and I think it went really well.  I lost nearly 40 pounds, ran my first 5k in nearly 20 years, and felt wonderful.  Then came February.  For some unknown reason, I died.  I went into Sudden Cardiac Arrest in front of my whole family.  Thanks to the grace of God, I was saved.  My survival chances were less than 6%.  All the right people were there and after being shocked 72 time in the ER, I'm alive today.   
   
Thanks to SparkPeople, I was healthy going into that situation.  My blood pressure was nice and low, blood levels normal, and my heart was clean as a whistle.  Something electrical caused the Cardiac Arrest and to this day, doctors have no idea what caused it.   
   
Anyhow...a few hospital visits later and after having a few shirts cut off of me from the paramedics, I think I'm getting closer to where I was.  My weight has come back, but my spirit has strengthened.  I know what life and death are about and I would like to prolong the previous as much as I'm allowed.      
   
There are so many wonderful people here and I am fortunate to have built a great many friendships through SparkPeople.  I'm looking forward to building more friendships and achieving more of those goals with all of my friends.

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