If you are interested in learning more about the spiritual side of how Matt has dealt with all of his issues, here are a few of his favorite spots on the web.
www.purposedrivenlife.com is a great place to start.
The favorite is Rob Bell. He has an archive of all of his recent messages at www.mhbcmi.org/listen. Also, the NOOMA videos are a must see!
www.joelosteen.com has a listing of when you can find Joel on TV as well as some other great stuff.
A few great bible search tools are www.biblegateway.com and http://bible.crosswalk.com; it’s the best way to read the bible.
You can check out the church that Matt attends at www.cliochurch.com.
For those of you concerned about what seems to be a lot of recent recalls and communications from ICD manufactures, please visit the following sites for more information about your device.
If you are worried about your St. Jude ICD, please visit www.sjm.com.
If you have a Medtronic ICD, and are concerned about your device, please visit www.medtronic.com.
If you are concerned about your Guidant ICD, please visit www.guidant.com or www.guidantfacts.com.
If you happen to have a Biotronik ICD, please visit www.biotronik.com for more information.
For more generalized information about sudden cardiac death and devices, please visit the following.
Dr. Vince Mosesso is the medical director for a great site on sudden cardiac arrest and prevention of sudden cardiac death. It is www.early-defib.org/.
The American Heart Association is always a great place to start. www.americanheart.org
The Heart Rhythm Society is the international leader in science, education and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients. They can be found at www.hrsonline.org.
Here are a few spots just for fun…
http://fantasysports.yahoo.com. The place for free fantasy football!
www.detroittigers.com. Gotta keep up with the Tigers! Hey, it was a rebuilding year… again!
www.seinfeld.com Can’t leave this out.
www.davidcrowderband.com has some great music.
www.itunes.com can you imagine a world without the iPod?
(Note to Apple, if you would like to contact Matt about becoming a spokesperson for the iPod, he would do it at a very reasonable price, as he is quite the fan. However, he probably wouldn’t be the best for the commercials… he cant dance…. But don’t tell him that.)