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As a teenager, Rosy McCall experienced ‘heart palpitations’ that her doctor explained as normal for a gymnast. They continued throughout her teens and twenties.
Read more... - 9 November 2017Tight throat and breathlessness signal heart trouble
Kaye Burling had just completed a stand-up paddle board course in her hometown of Rotorua when she noticed a reoccurring tightness in her throat suddenly worsen.
Read more... - 27 October 2017Long-time supporter wins 50th Jennian Heart Foundation Lottery
When 79-year-old Masterton resident, Anne Clinch first heard she had won the Heart Foundation Lottery’s first prize of a fully-furnished Jennian dream home in Whitianga, she wondered if she was being scammed.
Read more... - 12 October 2017Open heart surgery prompts support
When the Heart Foundation held its Annual Appeal during February 2017, thousands of volunteers took to the streets nationwide to help raise funds for the charity.
Read more... - 5 October 2017Hope for the future
As a man who has experienced the heart break that heart disease can bring upon a family, Milton has made it his mission to give hope to future generations, so they might not have to experience the same loss.
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In June 2008, 17-year-old Otago teen Jean-Philippe (J-P) Dufour ran to the side line of his school football game and said to a friend, “Oh, I am getting chest pain, it’s weird.”
Read more... - 28 September 2017We remember the people behind the statistics this World Heart Day
Famous landmarks around the world will turn red on Friday 29 September for World Heart Day 2017. We’re leading the way by illuminating the Sky Tower.
Read more... - 8 August 2017Heart Racer runs her heart out in husband’s memory
In 2008, when Cherie Te Rore’s beloved husband Te Ohomauri Brown (Oho), died of a heart attack aged 50, she began to run.
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Despite his second open-heart surgery four months ago, Bevan Ellis (27) is about to walk the 75km Hillary Trail to raise funds for the Heart Foundation, and show others what can be achieved with a heart condition and bucket loads of determination.
Read more... - 30 May 2017Just plain tough
This Kiwi mum remains positive despite her unpredictable heart condition, atrial fibrillation but she says some days are "just plain tough".
Read more... - 12 May 2017Celeste is on a heart disease roller-coaster
Celeste Esera, now 34, coped with a hole in her heart, open-heart surgery, a rare heart condition diagnosis, atrial fibrillation and several heart procedures, but her biggest hurdle was yet to come...
Read more... - 11 May 2017The long road from a broken heart
Support for the Heart Foundation comes full circle as this courageous adventurer gives back to the organisation that helped save his life, by embarking on a global cycling adventure.
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