More than a decade of intermittent symptoms, then heart failure
Oct 1, 2021
After ignoring troubling symptoms and test results for more than a decade, TV news reporter and endurance athlete Erin Ivory was diagnosed with heart failure.
Stories From the Heart
Her husband died of a heart attack, but this former nurse didn't recognize her own
Sep 29, 2021
After her husband died of a heart attack, Katherine Romano thought she knew the warning signs. So when pain went from her neck to her upper back and left arm, she figured it was something else.
High school football player tackles stroke, heart condition
Sep 23, 2021
High school football player Carson Cathey had a stroke after getting up one morning. A cardiologist who had the same condition helped him return to the field.
A day before his cardiologist appointment, 41-year-old had a stroke
Sep 21, 2021
Patrick Wright had finally shifted from a troubled life to a smoother path. Paralysis on his left side from a stroke almost caused him to give up, but he fought back for the youth he was helping.
Fitness didn't keep him from heart problems or COVID-19, but it did help him recover
Sep 17, 2021
LeCount Holmes has lived by the mantra "don't give up." It helped him to overcome atrial fibrillation and COVID-19.
Since her stroke, her Southern drawl turned into a foreign accent
Sep 13, 2021
With North Carolina woman's rare case of foreign accent syndrome, listeners can hear more than just her natural Southern drawl.
12-year-old calls 911 during dad's heart attack
Sep 10, 2021
Renick Blosser knew the tightening sensation in his chest was unlike anything he'd experienced.
Neurologist wakes up in the hospital where she works – as a stroke survivor
Sep 8, 2021
After surviving stage 4 colon cancer, Dr. Dipika Aggarwal had a stroke that left her unable to talk or walk. Now, she's regained her speech and movement and encourages fellow stroke survivors to commit to therapy.
As a teen, she saw her mom die from the same heart problem she inherited
Sep 2, 2021
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy took her mother's life and might have taken hers, too, if not for a device implanted in her chest.
New York woman who saved husband's life inspires others to learn CPR
Aug 31, 2021
More than 50 community members have been trained in CPR since hearing Lisa Wiles describe how she helped keep her husband alive when his heart stopped.