Real patients are telling their stories and testimonials about their experience at Georgia Heart Institute.
“I remember hearing the helicopter. Thump-thump-thump, like a heartbeat. But after that, I don’t remember.” Jan Leakey credits her best friend, Pam Russell, with saving her life. Pam insisted that Jan go to an urgent care center in Clayton. It turned out Jan was having a heart attack. By the time she arrived via life flight at Northeast Georgia Medical Center […]
Dale and Jean Holmes, a real estate agent and broker in Clarkesville, Georgia, were beginning what they thought was another normal week at their home when Dale started to feel ill. “I started to feel like I had the flu,” recalled Dale. “I laid down for a few minutes and then told my wife we […]
Bobby Bobo, a native of Hawkinsville, Georgia, visited his cardiologist and received some unwanted news: he had multiple blockages in his heart which appeared to be calcified and his only option was to have open heart surgery – not his first choice of treatment. The former cow farmer, Vietnam veteran and cancer survivor decided to […]
Debbie Jones has lived all across the United States. The California native met her husband, Chuck, in Houston, Texas, before relocating to Georgia for Chuck’s job. Now, they call Dahlonega home and love its beautiful views, small-town atmosphere and friendly community — and the high-quality heart care for women just down the road is an […]
Just a few miles into last year’s Gran Fondo bike Race in Helen, Georgia, 54-year-old Cory Eubanks’ life changed forever. “I’ve always been an avid cyclist, riding thousands of miles every year,” Cory said. “But pulling my bike over is the last thing I remember from that race.” Cory suddenly collapsed. Luckily, five different cyclists […]
Just one year ago, Barton, Rexroat and the HCFS Training Center team experienced a life-altering event they never saw coming.