Stories Archive

• Arnald D. Gabriel's story

  World War II veteran Col. Arnald D. Gabriel, 91, had somewhere very important to be on December 7, 2016. A…
• Ron Hargrave's story

  “It brought my life back as it was.“
• Jamie Rogers's story

  “Just be aware that you’ll go through ups and downs, but it will get better. It’s going to be ok.“
• Elaine and Blake Webster's story

  Heart valve surgery is not a journey that a patient takes alone. It requires a strategic team of doctors and…
• Dennis and Ann Dobkowski's story

  “People often have symptoms like I had and think it is connected to ‘old age.’  But they can be the warning signs for heart valve disease“
• Susan Strong's story

  “I was one of the 60% who was diagnosed from just going to the doctor’s office for something else and I didn’t recognize the symptoms that I had, I didn’t…
• Linda Kincaid's story

  “I thought 'well, maybe this is just part of getting older.' But I knew that something was really wrong.“
• Nina Bamford's story

  “My blood pressure was going up and I got very dizzy to the point that I couldn’t even walk, I had to sit down.“
• Jeff Fielding's story

  “I hope my experiences can help other patients who feel as overwhelmed and intimidated as I first did, even in just a small way.“