Journeys

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Wayne Horlock

Angina, Cardiac arrest

Nearing retirement after close to 43 years working at the Whakatāne pulp and paper mill, Wayne’s ...

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Arthur

Angina, Cardiac arrest, Heart failure, High blood pressure

“Try and surround yourself with people who will give you positive motivation,” says Arthur – a...

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Monique

Angina, Arrhythmia

Episodes of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) had Monique’s heart racing, and she also ...

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Sue

Angina

Despite stents and medication, Sue’s angina was making everyday life unbearable. However, a change...

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Jagdish

Angina, Heart attack

After two heart attacks, exercise was Jagdish’s way to independence and recovery....

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Pete

Angina, Congenital heart disease, Heart attack

Pete’s wife, Pam, experienced an angina attack on Waitangi Day in 2018. In this Journeys story, ...

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Trent

Angina, Heart attack, High blood pressure

Reflecting on his heart attack, Trent realises how subtle signs and symptoms can be. Now he’s ...

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Nalda

Angina, Heart attack, High blood pressure

It was more than a month before Nalda found out that the severe breathlessness she’d had one night...

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Max

Angina, Cardiac arrest

Journalist Max Christoffersen sent us this column about heart disease, written for the Waikato ...

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Jim

Angina, Cardiac arrest, Heart attack

Jim’s heart disease journey spans nearly four decades and includes a heart attack, two cardiac ...

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David

Angina, Heart valve problems, High cholesterol

Even though David’s family has a history of heart attacks, it took him three months to visit the ...

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Anne

Angina, Atrial fibrillation

Anne has lived with microvascular angina for 25 years and more recently was diagnosed with atrial ...

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