47-year-old relearned to walk, talk and count after stroke
May 3, 2021
Executive admits she wasn't a good patient before her stroke. Now she advises others to know and control their blood pressure and cholesterol numbers.
Stories from the Heart
After 47 minutes, one final try resuscitated her
Apr 30, 2021
Despite CPR and seven shocks with a defibrillator, Diana Nickel remained in cardiac arrest for 47 minutes. One final try brought her back to life.
Misdiagnosed with acid reflux and anxiety, her heart's arteries were blocked
Apr 28, 2021
Doctors said the discomfort Katrien Limón experienced while exerting herself could be acid flux, trouble with her gallbladder or anxiety. Finally, she saw a cardiologist.
Doctor asked, 'Did you know you had a heart attack?'
Apr 23, 2021
Tasha Benjamin was at her annual checkup when the doctor asked, "Did you know you had a heart attack?" Since that episode at 36, the mom of four became serious about caring for her own health
After two heart valve surgeries, a mental toll
Apr 20, 2021
Born with a faulty heart valve, he had no problems until age 34. And again at 38. The setback took a toll on his mental health.
While mopping, young mom's heart tore
Apr 16, 2021
Paramedics said 37-year-old mom Sindi Mafu's EKG was normal and her chest pain wasn’t heart-related given her age and lack of risk factors. Turns out, she had a rare kind of heart attack.
Instructed in CPR by 911 dispatcher, Nebraska couple saves 13-day-old son
Apr 12, 2021
When their baby stopped breathing, Lincoln, Nebraska, news anchor Bill Schammert and his wife, Kym, saved his life using CPR. They credit the 911 dispatcher for guiding them through it.
Not just bad shoes and sore muscles – she had peripheral artery disease
Apr 9, 2021
After more than two years of unsuccessful treatments for foot and leg pain, Abigail Dudek learned the problem was in her blood vessels. She needed a bypass operation in her leg.
Physical therapy visit for knee injury was first step toward his quadruple bypass
Apr 6, 2021
Heart surgery at 50 spurred James "Pete" Watt to make the lifestyle changes he wished he would have made when doctors recommended them in his 30s.
Unloading groceries, he found his wife on the ground not breathing
Apr 1, 2021
Kent Wiles used his lifeguard training in CPR from decades earlier to help save the life of his wife, Lynn, after she had a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest.