Nancy’s Story: Five Stents and a Second Chance at Life
When Nancy Hansen was diagnosed with genetic high cholesterol at 19, she couldn’t have known the journey ahead. After her father’s early death from heart disease…
Jenna’s Story: From Heart Failure to New Beginnings at 20
I was 20 years old when I experienced heart failure due to severe dilated cardiomyopathy.
One week I felt okay for the most part; the next, I had all the…
Julie’s Story: Living with Complex Congenital Heart Disease – Held Together by Hope
My journey with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) began at birth. 1 in 100 babies are born with CHD. My first heart surgery was at two days old and then…
Meet Bonnie: HeartLife’s Nursing Champion, caregiver, and passionate advocate for patients and families.
For Bonnie, the heart has always been a source of fascination. Drawn to fitness and inspired by the incredible complexity of the human heart the way its four…
Paula’s Story: Living With Heart Failure, Finding Resilience
I was born with a congenital heart disease called Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM). My mother had it, and so did her mother — my grandma…
Lise Flyman
When I was 19 years of age my 11 year old cousin had a sudden cardiac arrest while jogging in gym class. After much investigation into why, my family…