Seconds That Matter: How the Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit Saved Lara鈥檚 Life
First things first: Wake up and open all the blinds. This was Lara Mehta鈥檚 morning routine. However, on one particular morning in August 2024, it felt鈥�
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Dave鈥檚 12-Year Test of Strength
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Sherry Reclaims Mobility Through Self-Care and Exercise After Spine Injury
Sherry Jennings and her husband, Mike, relocated to Florida from Tennessee. Looking for a change of scenery to kick-start their retirement, they scoured the鈥�
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Think F.A.S.T.: A Stroke Survivor鈥檚 Story
Meet Richard 鈥淩ich鈥� Rollins, a spirited 70-year-old retiree who relocated to The Villages all the way from upstate New York. Rich and his wife, Cassandra,鈥�
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A Devastating Diagnosis with a Miraculous Recovery
The following events occurred between March 2017 and June 2018. Growing up, Kathy Karam, of Ocala, never intended to become a nurse. But when her husband,鈥�
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Latasha Aiken鈥檚 Two Miracles
Latasha Aiken had always dreamed of being a mom. When a life-threatening heart condition almost took that away from her, she was heartbroken.
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Novel AFib heart surgery gave Roseann her life back
Roseann Vitassa is a retired international art dealer living with severe atrial fibrillation, or AFib. It means she has an irregular heartbeat that could lead鈥�
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Music is Powerful Medicine
Jane Mason, an acclaimed pianist and composer, has filled the lives of people around the world with her music, performing in concert halls from Sydney,鈥�
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Call Everyone: Bobby's Journey with CHD
Robert 鈥淏obby鈥� Murray, 34, was born in Hollywood, Florida on Jan. 23, 1985 鈥� during a decade in which long-term survival into adulthood for a person with鈥�
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New Year, New Heart
In late fall of 2008, Gracyn DenBesten, 9 at the time, of Windermere practiced tirelessly to perfect her solo to 鈥淎way in a Manger鈥� for her church鈥檚 Christmas鈥�
