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    Your first experiences with A-Fib have changed your life in a number of ways. In addition to the emotional impact you may have had after being diagnosed, you now have important decisions to make about your treatment and about how you may need to adjust to life with your A-Fib symptoms and new medications.
    Having someone you can turn to for advice, emotional support, and a sense of hope that you can be cured, may bring you peace of mind. It helps to have someone who has "been there" and is there for you.
    We are blessed to have many generous people who have volunteered to help others get through their A-Fib ordeal.
    Most A-Fib Support Volunteers are not medical personnel and can't be expected to have every medical A-Fib fact at their fingertips. They are not being paid. They come from widely different backgrounds. But you can be sure they care about you and understand what you are going through.
    These volunteers have gone through a lot to be cured of A-Fib, and have been helped along the way. They want to return the favor by offering you support and hope through sharing their stories. (Not all Support Volunteers are definitively cured of their A-Fib. Some have special skills which are listed in parentheses.)
    A-Fib.com Support Volunteers are listed by regions of the US and the world. They want to help and are just an email message away.
    (DISCLAIMER: A-Fib.com Support Volunteers are not medical doctors and are not affiliated with any medical school or organization. Any communication with A-Fib.com Support Volunteers is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health professional prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Nothing communicated by A-Fib.com Support Volunteers is intended to be for medical diagnosis or treatment.)

WORLDWIDE
A-FIB SUPPORT VOLUNTEER LIST

NANCY (A-Fib Support Volunteer Coordinator) Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina. E-mail: nancythompson7575(at)yahoo.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

WESTERN EUROPE

Ira Rome, Italy. (fluent in English & Italian) (Experience in overcoming heart problems---heart attacks, pericarditis, cardiac asthma, bradycardia, tachycardia, PVCs & PACs, A-Fib (cured 2004), and pacemakers. He wears an ICD.) E-mail: illit(at)lcnet.it (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

NEW ENGLAND
CT, Maine, Massachusetts, NH, Rhode Island, Vermont

rich    Boston, Massachusetts    E-mail: celtic8586(at)aol.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

david    Lexington, Massachusetts     (fluent-French)    E-mail: dcholzman(at)aol.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

FRED        Boston, Massachusetts    E-mail: fredfan(at)aol.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

NORTHEAST USA
Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, PA, Ohio, WV

Jerry Long Island, New York. E-mail: Jerrynmn1(at)aol.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

Dave Scranton, PA. E-mail: dhess1951(at)gmail.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

JOE Greater New York City area. E-mail: jrboyle10014(at)yahoo.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

SOUTHEAST USA
AL, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA

Ed WEBB Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Athlete, Heart Rate Monitor expertise) E-mail: edandlindafll(at)aol.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

ray Bonita Springs, Florida E-mail: RayCirs2(at)aol.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

Michael Raleigh, North Carolina. E-mail: halfmooncorp(at)hotmail.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

Alan Richmond, Virginia. E-mail: adanet48(at)comcast.net (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

Stuart     Virginia.    E-mail: ssutphin(at)vt.org (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

ALVIN       Delray Beach, Florida    E-mail: adrelich(at)bellsouth.net (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

BOB          Palm Coast, Florida    (Veteran) E-mail: bobwhitehurst(at)gmail.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

NORTHWEST USA
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming

Dick Walla Walla, Washington. E-mail: inglisd(at)charter.net (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

SOUTHWEST USA
Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah

Joyce Los Angeles, CA. E-mail: JET7700(at)aol.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

Ed Nobis Monterey Peninsula, CA. E-mail: trigeeked(at)gmail.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

Kathy Oceanside, CA. E-mail: Katbuda(at)aol.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

Beverly Las Vegas, Nevada. E-mail: beverlywelsh(at)msn.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

NORTH CENTRAL USA
IL, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NB, ND, SD, WI

Greg Carbondale, Illinois. E-mail: ga2607(at)cba.siu.edu (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

howard Highland Park, Illinois E-mail: howard.felix(at)comcast.net (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

Linda Grand Junction, Michigan. E-mail: linda-seaman(at)btc-bci.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

Carol Leslie, Missouri. E-mail: carolbical(at)yhti.net (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

HAWAII USA

Joe Honolulu, Hawaii. E-mail: jleonardo98(at)yahoo.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

AUSTRALIA

ALLAN Brisbane, Australia Email: a-fibfriendallan(at)live.com.au (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

LYNDA    Brisbane, Australia    E-mail: lyndamay(at)optusnet.com.au (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

ROY         Adelaide, Australia    E-mail: roys1(at)tpg.com.au (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

IAN        Sydney, Australia    E-mail: vagalman(at)optusnet.com.au (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

EASTERN CANADA

Mark Barrie, Ontario. E-mail: stoneabba007(at)gmail.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

WESTERN CANADA

Darrell Alberta, Canada. E-mail: bronc9239(at)hotmail.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

don oliphant Langley (Vancouver), British Columbia E-mail: bridgelake(at)shaw.ca (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

UNITED KINGDOM (ENGLAND)

Martin London, England. E-mail: Mairtinjoyce(at)aol.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

David Norwich, Norfolk, England. E-mail: david(at)dandrhomesltd.co.uk (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Leon South Africa, Johannesburg, Cape Town. E-mail: leon(at)mbanet.co.za (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Max Shanghai, China. E-mail: max.jussila(at)gmail.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

lee Malaysia E-mail: amirlee2(at)yahoo.com (When typing this email address, substitute an "@" for the "(at)"---this substitution is necessary to prevent automatic search engines from sending spam to this email address.)

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About A-Fib.com: A-Fib.com was created by Steve S. Ryan to provide patients with unbiased A-Fib-related information in a format the average person can understand. His wife, Patti, edits A-Fib.com's content to make it readable by the lay (non-medical) person and relevant to patients. Steve is not a medical doctor (though he did earn a Ph.D. from Ohio State University).
    After three failed ablations in 1997, Steve locked himself in a medical library armed with a medical dictionary and read everything he could find about A-Fib. He tediously waded through the medical jargon doctors and researchers use, and emerged from the library with an understanding of A-Fib and a plan of action.
    Steve was cured of his A-Fib in 1998 by a Pulmonary Vein Ablation (Isolation) procedure. (Read about his story in the PersonalExperiences section of A-Fib.com.) After his cure, Steve felt compelled to write A-Fib.com in order to spare other patients the difficulty he had in finding understandable information about A-Fib.
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    Though inclined toward Pulmonary Vein Ablation as a cure for A-Fib, Steve tries to maintain an open mind and be free of any conflict of interest. He tries to not only report on recent A-Fib research, but also draw conclusions and make recommendations for A-Fib patients.

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