• March 12, 2019
    Hi, my name is Courtney. I’m a 32-year-old Human Resources Director from Charlestown, New Hampshire and I recently found out I have heart valve disease. I went to a new…
  • Richard’s Story

    February 27, 2019
    I’m a 64 year-old male and have always been very active and healthy. I had a routine of working out on a regular basis doing both cardio and weight training…
  • Barbi Flynn’s Story

    February 21, 2019
    Tonight I’m feeling an overwhelming feeling that I need to share how I discovered my heart disease. For some time I have had shortness of breath, fatigue, cold sweats, dizziness, waking…
  • Isabell’s Heart Valve Replacement

    February 12, 2019
    I had a heart valve replaced June of 2017. I have RA and my RA doctor found my problem and sent me to Dr Ohman at Duke. He checked me…
  • Corlyss McCullough’s Story

    January 31, 2019
    Corlyss is 88 years old and was treated for aortic stenosis. This is her story. “I got to the place where I could hardly do any exertion as I was…
  • Sara Bielanski’s Story

    January 31, 2019
    My name is Sara. I am a wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, professional singer, teacher, and heart survivor. My heart valve is a Sorin Mitroflow Aortic Valve (bovine) and is…
  • Col. Arnald D. Gabriel’s story

    April 6, 2018
    World War II veteran Col. Arnald D. Gabriel, 94, had somewhere very important to be on December 7, 2016. A combat machine gunner with the United States Army’s famed 29th…
  • Ron Hargrave’s Story

    February 20, 2018
    Singing has always been central to Ron Hargrave’s life. As a young man he even went to Hollywood to write songs and perform. But…
  • Jamie Roger’s story

    April 4, 2017
    Growing up, Jamie Rogers played just about every sport there was to play, with no awareness of anything wrong with his…
  • Elaine and Blake Webster’s story

    February 28, 2017
    Heart valve surgery is not a journey that a patient takes alone. It requires a strategic team of doctors and dedicated caregivers to help the patient feel most comfortable…