3 days after running a marathon, her aorta tore
Oct 30, 2024
Amber Williams collapsed at work with excruciating chest pain. She had an aortic dissection, which has led to two surgeries with another scheduled.
Stories From the Heart
She had an emergency C-section and heart surgery the same day
Oct 28, 2024
When pregnant with her second child, Kirsten Dorsey learned she had a dangerous bulge in her aorta. Then her aorta tore. The cause was a rare genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome.
Retired journalist fell asleep doing a crossword. He woke up amid a stroke.
Oct 24, 2024
When Paul Krueger started talking gibberish and lost feeling on his right side, his wife called 911. It was a stroke from a clot blocking blood flow to his brain.
He recognized the signs of his own stroke – and got treated within 30 minutes
Oct 21, 2024
Doctors told Jim Johnson that without his quick action, the prognosis likely would have been much worse.
A stroke paralyzed her left side. She's since run the New York City Marathon 3 times.
Oct 17, 2024
Katie McCarron wanted to get back on the soccer field after a stroke. With physical therapy, she did. Then she ran the New York City Marathon – three times.
Chaplain celebrates 4 birthdays: The day he was born, plus 3 more when his life began again
Oct 15, 2024
In 17 years, Richard A. Thompson III has experienced an aortic dissection, abdominal aortic aneurysm and more. He looks at them as prerequisites for the challenging work he does now as a police and hospital chaplain.
She solved her heart problem. Then she learned her unborn baby had one.
Oct 10, 2024
Ashley Boyea thought asthma was why she was huffing and puffing at work. It turned out to be her heart. Then, she learned her unborn baby had a heart defect.
After Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks concert, mother of 3 had a heart attack
Oct 7, 2024
During a trip to see a concert with friends, Priti Langer had a heart attack after a heart artery wall tore.
Hours after a massive stroke, 39-year-old was talking and moving
Oct 3, 2024
While Ashley Lunardini has healed on the outside, she still struggles with the lasting trauma of having a stroke.
Given 3 years to live at birth, heart defect survivor is now a nurse and mom
Sep 30, 2024
Mindy Beyer was born with heart problems that doctors said would mean she'd never play sports or give birth. Now 46, she did both.