After stroke at 32, young mom's small town pitched in to help
Jun 9, 2022
Thanks to family, friends and her hometown of Columbia Falls, Montana, Elizabeth Gilberg raised four young children despite many challenges after a stroke.
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.
Grammy winner, chart-topping producer 鈥� and kidney transplant recipient
Jun 6, 2022
At 26, composer and producer Brian Kennedy of Los Angeles was finally making it in the music business. Uncontrolled high blood pressure and kidney disease led to a kidney transplant seven years later.
He went from troubleshooting a CPR training app to using CPR to save his 2-year-old son
Jun 2, 2022
When Tyler Morgan saw his son pulled from a pool and not breathing, he put into practice the knowledge he'd absorbed from working on an app powered by his company.
Her 2-year-old niece noticed something wrong during a video chat. It was a mini-stroke.
May 26, 2022
When she was 44, Dawn Turnage of Youngstown, Ohio, had a series of transient ischemic attacks. Since then, she's worked to stay healthy.
Family's heart disease history inspired her fitness 鈥� and got her to the base of Mount Everest
May 24, 2022
Lisa Abbott of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, is mindful that heart disease has touched her father and grandfather. It's also helped inspire her fitness and mission.
She was a prime candidate for a heart attack, if only she'd realized it
May 20, 2022
Although heart disease ran in Dottie Lewis' family, she figured staying active would exempt her. After her heart attack, the Plymouth, Massachusetts, woman learned that wasn't enough.
At 23 days old, he had open-heart surgery
May 17, 2022
Leo Strauss of Houston had open-heart surgery at 23 days old. He's now a happy and healthy 5-year-old who loves Legos and wants to be a police officer and dad when he grows up.
Improved fitness gave man chance to walk daughter down the aisle after heart attack
May 13, 2022
Justin Ballard of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, couldn鈥檛 escape his family history. After he鈥檇 dropped weight and gotten in shape, he had a heart attack.
Theater director has a stroke the day after a crushing fall
May 10, 2022
Instead of enjoying her 50th birthday bash, Victoria Shepherd of Toronto was in the hospital dealing with the aftermath of a bleeding stroke and a shattered shoulder.
She's been a nurse for 50 years; the last 30, she's also been a heart patient
May 6, 2022
Doctors thought Marilyn Rantz had 10 good years left after undergoing a quadruple coronary bypass operation at 40. More than three decades later, she's still going strong.