Husband's deadly heart disease inspires mother of four to action
Dec 12, 2018
Her husband's heart disease prompted Ritru Davis to take a lead role in the American Heart Association's Heart Walk.
Stories from the Heart
12-year-old endures surgeries and health scares, inspires NFL player's foundation
Dec 6, 2018
Born with a rare heart defect, Gavin Kuykendall is now an active sixth-grader who inspired a foundation started by friend and Houston Texans quarterback Brandon Weeden.
It took heart attack to reveal her heart defect
Nov 29, 2018
After a heart attack during a race, Alanna Gardner learned her childhood fainting spells were triggered by an undiagnosed heart defect.
Startling these twins could put their hearts at risk
Nov 20, 2018
Born with long QT syndrome, Carter and John Cox beat the odds and are now active 3-year-olds.
Two heart surgeries before his 1st birthday. Now he's 12 and healthy.
Nov 14, 2018
Born without a pulmonary artery, Caden Konecny went from two open-heart surgeries before his seventh month to a sixth-grader who likes making movies and writing historical military fiction.
Young golfer returns to sport he loves after stroke
Nov 7, 2018
Having survived a stroke at 25, Andrew Lask wants everyone to know it can happen to people who are young and fit.
She refuses to let a heart-stopping moment slow her
Nov 2, 2018
A year after sudden cardiac arrest at age 37, mom-artist Amy Cavaliere is creating "Heartwood."
Music and a strong sense of purpose motivate stroke survivor
Oct 24, 2018
Hip-hop musician's strong will and desire to inspire keeps her going after two brain aneurysms and a stroke.
Hospital executive saved at the very facility where he toiled for decades
Oct 19, 2018
A Philadelphia health network executive had a heart attack and made his family drive past three hospitals to get him to the only one he trusted – his own.
Boy thrives after 'time bomb' delivery, several surgeries for heart defects
Oct 11, 2018
With their son now thriving after being born with severe heart defects, Colorado family now advocates for more research.
