The day before a checkup, his heart stopped
Jul 22, 2022
After a long recovery, Scott Kern of Norfolk, Virginia, transitioned to a plant-based diet, added regular exercise and shortened his workdays.
Stories From the Heart
This series from 秘密研究所 News chronicles the inspiring journeys of heart disease and stroke survivors, caregivers and advocates.
Teen with heart defect wants to help others like her
Jul 19, 2022
Peyton Bono and her mother, Courtney, of Dallas wished they'd had people to turn to while coping with the diagnosis, open-heart surgery and activity restrictions. Now they do, and they're paying it forward.
This lawyer-musician relearned how to sing, note by note, after stroke at 42
Jul 15, 2022
Paralyzed on her left side after a stroke, Valerie Giglio of Stoneham, Massachusetts, threw herself into regaining the ability to walk, talk and sing.
His heart stopped while walking a trail. A cyclist who knew CPR saved his life.
Jul 12, 2022
Christopher Holton's heart stopped while he was walking on a wooded trail near his home in Maryland. A cyclist saw him collapse and started CPR.
Young sportswriter had a stroke while at her parents' house for Thanksgiving
Jul 8, 2022
Calli Varner, 35, was about to return home to Scottsdale, Arizona, when she suddenly couldn't walk or talk.
Family's hereditary heart condition discovered after her father and two sisters died young
Jul 6, 2022
DeAnn Bartram of Ohio got a defibrillator implanted in her chest after doctors discovered she has the same genetic condition that caused the deaths of her father and two sisters.
8 days after giving birth, 29-year-old had a stroke
Jun 30, 2022
Noelia Gutierrez of Miramar, Florida, had a stroke within days of giving birth to her third child. Doctors were able to remove the clot thanks to a new treatment at the time.
38-year-old learns the surprising reason she had a heart attack
Jun 28, 2022
Amy Kren of Girard, Ohio, was mowing her lawn when she thought she was having an asthma attack. It turned out to be blood clots stemming from a genetic disorder.
Kitchen magnet with list of heart attack symptoms convinced him to go to the hospital
Jun 17, 2022
Feeling chest and arm discomfort, Danny Saxon of Wylie, Texas, was undecided whether to go home or head for the emergency room. That is, until his wife texted him a photo of their fridge magnet.
She thought she had bronchitis, but the problem was her heart
Jun 13, 2022
Terita Grier of Atlanta passed her heart stress test. Then a trip to the emergency room for coughing and wheezing led to open-heart surgery.