High blood pressure diagnosis leads to discovery of complex heart issues
Mar 15, 2022
A longtime friend told Glenda Jennings of Loveland, Ohio, she was being snippy. So began a medical journey that uncovered a heart defect and two blood disorders.
Stories From the Heart
This series from American Heart Association News chronicles the inspiring journeys of heart disease and stroke survivors, caregivers and advocates.
Computer science professor used his stroke to create an app that helps survivors relearn skills
Mar 11, 2022
After losing – then regaining – the ability to speak, Mark Brodie of Indianola, Iowa, and his wife, Carolyn, took lessons from his road to recovery to help other stroke survivors.
Stroke survivor never lost fluency in the language of dance, art and song
Mar 10, 2022
Former dancer Paula Gallagher of Madison, Connecticut, turned to other ways to communicate as she struggled to regain her speech – and her hope – after a stroke.
He was in great shape before a heart attack at 33 – but not for another at 39
Mar 2, 2022
Since his second heart attack, Alex Hobbs of Robinson Township, Pennsylvania, has dropped 50 pounds by exercising regularly and eating a plant-based diet.
Retiree doesn't let heart issues slow him down
Feb 28, 2022
Model patient Chris Mathews of Plano, Texas, developed a four-pronged plan for heart health to help combat genetics.
Born in China with a heart defect, she's now 14 and calls her new heart 'Thor'
Feb 21, 2022
Adopted from China, Grace Jennings had open-heart surgery before her second birthday. As a teenager, she got a new heart.
Post-pregnancy breathlessness, fatigue were symptoms of heart failure
Feb 17, 2022
Tiara Johnson of Fraser, Michigan, was induced for her second daughter in July 2015. Two months later, the 26-year-old was in heart failure.
A heart attack interrupted her wedding day
Feb 14, 2022
Tess Robinson of Norwich, Ohio, had heart-related symptoms for six months, but no one recognized them. After being airlifted to Miami, she learned she had a 99% blockage.
Newlywed had stroke at 27 – and still doesn't know why
Feb 11, 2022
One minute, Caroline Goggin of Newton, Massachusetts, was loading the dishwasher. The next minute, she couldn't speak or feel anything on the left side of her body.
For 11-year-old hockey player, breathlessness signaled a struggling heart
Feb 9, 2022
After fainting during gym class twice, Jake Burnam of St. Joseph, Missouri, got an explanation for the strange breathlessness he'd been experiencing: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.