A stroke at 37 meant relearning everything
Sep 17, 2020
An unplanned day in the office meant someone was around to call 911 when Angela Crenshaw had a stroke.
Stories from the Heart
A clean bill of health at birth, his heart failed at 2 months
Sep 8, 2020
When Jase Tawata was 2 months old, his pediatrician heard a whooshing sound in his heart. He was in heart failure and needed open-heart surgery.
Her arm pain wasn't from skiing – it was a heart attack
Sep 3, 2020
After a massive heart attack at 40, Kelly Kleiner embraced a new normal.
She had a 20% chance to live – first from a stroke, then from COVID-19
Aug 27, 2020
Alvis Whitlow overcame a brain aneurysm in 2003. Then, this year, COVID-19. Both times, her daughter sensed "something's not right" and sought quick care.
Stressed TV boss ignored the news from his body – a heart attack
Aug 18, 2020
Television news director Eric Olsen led a stressful life with unhealthy habits. Then chest pains and other symptoms landed him in the hospital with a heart attack.
Stroke at 39 fuels 'Nurse Knuckles' to transform career
Aug 13, 2020
After her stroke, Donulaé Knuckles depended on her characteristic grit to recover. Now, she aims to help reduce health disparities and give nurses a greater voice in public policy.
At 12, she's on her third pacemaker
Aug 4, 2020
Despite a heart problem that requires an implanted device, Abrielle Tallquist swims, hunts and lives a normal life.
What's it like to get a new heart during a pandemic? This Texas pastor can tell you
Jul 30, 2020
Within weeks, the Rev. Eddie Woods went from feeling healthy to needing a heart transplant during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three generations of women had heart attacks – then she became the fourth
Jul 23, 2020
Like her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Kendel Christoff had a heart attack at a young age.
After 3 heart attacks, meteorologist hopes for clear skies ahead
Jul 14, 2020
Kansas meteorologist Mark Larson kept up a healthy lifestyle, but he couldn't out-diet or out-exercise his genetics.