Just as Daniela’s father, his father and his father before him, had an Electric heart condition; LONG QT Synonym-type 2, believing to have begun with Daniela’s paternal paternal GGF (after a surviving a spell of Rhumatic fever as a child). Before this gene reared its ugly nature, Edward Wilkins was taken from this world at the young age of 35; leaving behind a widow and 2 wonderful children. Unknown to the family, Jim (Edwards youngest) had inherited this horrific and scary gene. Fortunately, Jim made it through adolescence, and the other most crucial phases of Long QT, w/o any issues (in hindsight, Jim believes a seizure he had as a child was due to his heart-very likely).
Then along came Jamie who confirmed prolong QT was the reason for all Jamie’s medical issues. At this time research was beginning to advance and expand. Jamie’s ECGs have been published and used for medical students to expand their knowledge. Prior to Jamie, there was no medical documentation of Prolong QT. Jamie happened to be wearing a heart monitor when he had his worst cardiac episode. This episode captured the entire cycle of a Long QT episode.