Boy with 'half a heart' gets lifesaving transplant
Oct 22, 2020
A Nebraska couple thought their infant son would have more time before needing a new heart.
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.
New mom faces life-threatening heart attack days after giving birth
Oct 16, 2020
Chanel Davis-Mitchell almost died from a sudden tear in her heart arteries days after her son was born. Her husband's swift action helped save her life.
After working late, teacher woke up in ICU four days later
Sep 29, 2020
Kansas teacher Zach Nelson was working late one Sunday night. Next thing the 31-year-old knew, he was in the ICU after a cardiac arrest.
Her pain seemed muscular. It was actually a heart attack.
Sep 25, 2020
Kelly Sosnowski brushed off symptoms for days, until the pain got so bad that her husband took her to the emergency room.
A stroke at 37 meant relearning everything
Sep 17, 2020
An unplanned day in the office meant someone was around to call 911 when Angela Crenshaw had a stroke.
A clean bill of health at birth, his heart failed at 2 months
Sep 8, 2020
When Jase Tawata was 2 months old, his pediatrician heard a whooshing sound in his heart. He was in heart failure and needed open-heart surgery.
Her arm pain wasn't from skiing 鈥� it was a heart attack
Sep 3, 2020
After a massive heart attack at 40, Kelly Kleiner embraced a new normal.
She had a 20% chance to live 鈥� first from a stroke, then from COVID-19
Aug 27, 2020
Alvis Whitlow overcame a brain aneurysm in 2003. Then, this year, COVID-19. Both times, her daughter sensed "something's not right" and sought quick care.
Stressed TV boss ignored the news from his body 鈥� a heart attack
Aug 18, 2020
Television news director Eric Olsen led a stressful life with unhealthy habits. Then chest pains and other symptoms landed him in the hospital with a heart attack.
Stroke at 39 fuels 'Nurse Knuckles' to transform career
Aug 13, 2020
After her stroke, Donulaé Knuckles depended on her characteristic grit to recover. Now, she aims to help reduce health disparities and give nurses a greater voice in public policy.