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August 29, 2024
Heart failure patient embraces second chance thanks to LVAD implant
“I remember hearing the helicopter. Thump-thump-thump, like a heartbeat. But after ...
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June 26, 2023
When a typical Monday takes a turn
Dale and Jean Holmes, a real estate agent and broker in Clarkesville, Georgia, were beginning what t...
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May 22, 2023
Bobby's 186 mile journey to a healthy heart
Bobby Bobo, a native of Hawkinsville, Georgia, visited his cardiologist and received some unwanted n...
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February 20, 2023
A personal journey with heart failure leads to philanthropic support
Debbie Jones has lived all across the United States. The California native met her husband, Chuck, i...
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June 12, 2022
"My heart stopped for 38 minutes.": A Race for Survival
Just a few miles into last year’s Gran Fondo bike Race in Helen, Georgia, 54-year-old Cory Eubanks...
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August 26, 2021
Firefighter’s Journey From Near-Death to On-Duty
Just one year ago, Barton, Rexroat and the HCFS Training Center team experienced a life-altering event they never saw coming.
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