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Peter’s journey started as routine knee surgery, but turned into a cardiac arrest and eventually a triple heart bypass. It was faith and positivity that got him through.

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As a fit person without high cholesterol or elevated blood pressure, Elizabeth didn’t think herself a likely candidate for a heart attack. However when she felt a heaviness in her chest she knew what she needed to do.

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Janet never even suspected there was something wrong with her heart. And now, she still ponders if all the treatment was worth it. This is her account of what came to be.

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Mofini’s story of heart bypass surgery is available in Tongan and English. Taking six months off work to recover from the surgery came with a large degree of financial stress.

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Heart troubles were the last thing young and healthy Kerrie expected, but at 12 weeks pregnant with her second child, she experienced a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD).

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Sang-won tells his story in Korean. At first acute back pain sent him to a chiropractor, but when Sang-won also experienced chest pain and shortness of breath he knew it could be a heart attack.

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It was the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. What had begun the day before as a twitch in Wendy’s back had become a solid weight on her chest, and she questioned if she was having a heart attack. This is Wendy’s story in her own…

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After watching both her father and brother go in for heart bypass surgery, Tina wants others to know that it’s worth checking on your heart.

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Denise woke one night with a pain in her shoulder and what she thought was indigestion. Just 15 minutes later, husband Phil wheeled her into accident and emergency (A&E), moments before she had a cardiac arrest. Over the next few hours her loved ones were left worrying whether she’d survive.

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