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Michele Beck Glen Ellyn, IL When I was 33 years old, I went to see my doctor and told her that I had pains in my chest and shortness of breath. I am a petite woman and was thin and young. Therefore, my doctor didn't run one heart test. I continued to see her off and on for one more year. Then...

Six Minnesota advocates have traveled to Washington D.C. to be a part of the 2013 You're the Cure on the Hill! Below is a message from the group: We attended an inspiring Rally for Medical Research this morning in support of restoring $32 million in NIH funding. There were thousands of attendees...

Kimara Ellefson Wisconsin They told me that I would not survive to see my 30th birthday. When they found my heart defect in my early twenties, they told me that I would not survive to see my 30th birthday. Today, I am 38. That's eight years of life that are a gift thanks to the amazing research...

Kyler Nixon Council Bluffs It doesn’t get any more personal for Jenny Nixon after working over 10 years for the American Heart Association. In February 2012 her son Kyler’s active life of sports was quickly put to a halt after an MRI showed abnormal thickness in the left ventricle of his...

The Helmsley Chartiable Trust has once again stepped forward to help improve cardiovascular care in the upper midwest. As you know, the Trust has invested in emergency response care in numerous ways across North and South Dakota, including support for Mission: Lifeline. It was recently announced, that...

A Mitchell, SD, man shares his story of survival from heart disease and his journey to receiving a heart transplant. Read his emotional story from the Mitchell Daily Republic HERE .

Some patients are not candidates for heart surgery. This article describes a minimally invasive procedure that is being used successfully in North Dakota. To read the article, CLICK HERE .

Jimmy Leiter Deerfield, IL I was getting ready to play football during my senior year of high school. I had to see my family doctor to get my physical done, and because of a heart murmur and some other heart issues from when I was younger, the doctor insisted I get an echo. He told me that he wouldn't...

Katie Krisko-Hagel Eagan, MN I am a registered nurse. My Ph.D. is in nursing with a specific focus on heart disease, especially in women. My stroke story is about my mother who died from stroke and heart disease six years ago. It was 1995 when she presented to an emergency room after having experienced...

Megan Koenigs Kansas At the age of 25, I went into cardiac arrest. On On April 29th, I was rushed to the hospital and no hope was given to my family that I would live. I went through hypothermia treatment and was in a coma for 4 days. They weren't sure if I would have any brain damage or if the...

Jill Duis Nebraska I have walked with heart disease my entire life. I was born with a complete heart block, meaning the top part of my heart didn't communicate with the bottom part, which meant my heart would only beat 40 beats per minute – about half the normal rate. My parents were...

Michelle Tipton North Dakota I lost my teen age son to a congenital heart defect. On March 25 th , 1999, I was the mother of two boys, Shannon, 17 and Dustin, 12. Around noon, I received a phone call from Shannon’s high school. He did not make it to school that day. My father found Shannon dead...

A test that could save your baby's life CNN video on Pulse Ox