I Died, Got a Second Chance — and Walked Away from Our Retirement in Costa Rica to Italy!

Vic and Shannon thought they had retirement figured out. Years of planning led them to finally leave work behind and move abroad, ready to enjoy the life they had worked so hard to build.

Then Shannon died.

A massive heart attack stopped her heart. She was resuscitated, stabilized, and brought back — an experience that instantly shattered every assumption they had about retirement, aging, and healthcare abroad. When you survive something like that, comfort and scenery stop mattering. Safety does.

After the initial emergency care and recovery, they settled in Costa Rica, a country widely marketed as a retirement paradise. But living there with a serious cardiac history raised hard questions: access to specialists, continuity of care, emergency response times, long-term treatment, and what happens years down the road — not just during a crisis.

Those questions didn’t go away.

Now, Vic and Shannon are preparing for another major move. In 2026, they plan to leave Costa Rica and relocate to Italy.

In this video, they share what it’s really like to survive a life-ending medical event and then try to rebuild life abroad. They explain why Italy’s universal healthcare system, paired with a deep and well-established private medical sector, gives them more confidence about accessibility, long-term care, follow-up treatment, and aging with dignity.

This isn’t a sales pitch for paradise. It’s an honest discussion about second chances, hard tradeoffs, and choosing a country based on what matters most when your life is on the line.

If you’re planning to retire abroad — or already have — this story may change how you think about healthcare, risk, and where you choose to call home.

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