Journeys

Kerri

Heart failure, Heart valve problems

Kerri thought her breathlessness was asthma, so to be told she had heart failure and needed valve ...

Keith

Congenital heart disease, Heart failure

The congenital heart condition, Holt-Oram syndrome, comes with challenges. For Keith, it has meant ...

Jim

Angina, Heart attack, High blood pressure

Jim thought heart attacks always came with the kind of crushing pain seen on TV. So he was surprised...

John

Atrial fibrillation

At the start of the year, John was only able to work light duties building his new home. He could ...

Shona

At the age of 27 Shona was diagnosed with long QT syndrome, a condition that can cause abnormal ...

Phil

Heart attack

Phil was a little embarrassed when ambulance staff wheeled him in to hospital after he started ...

Pita

Atrial fibrillation, Heart attack, Heart failure

Pita says the atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart attack he suffered in 2015 were a ‘fax sent from ...

Nelson

Heart attack

Nelson had always thought he was indestructible. But a heart attack changed all that. Here is his ...

Lloyd

Heart attack

Cars have always been Lloyd’s passion, so it’s not surprising he’s a guy who lives life at a ...