Stories

Meet a man who's walking 3000km to raise money for Kiwis affected by heart disease. 

Meet a big-hearted Christchurch woman whose hard work at a sewing machine has benefited countless heart surgery patients.

Despite suffering a near-fatal heart attack just six months ago, Karen Grainger is feeling the best she has in years.

Truck driver Eddie Davies might have dismissed the pesky ‘heart burn’ that woke him up one night in September – if it wasn’t for the heart attack awareness campaign he’d seen on TV that evening. 

It may be hard to believe, but Kelly Widdowson was just 26 years old when she had her heart attack.

Having only a coffee for breakfast used to be the norm for Uili, but learning to eat proper meals is quickly paying off for the Auckland social worker.

For Carole Strain and her family, winning first prize in the Heart Foundation Lottery is another reminder of how precious our hearts are.

A cardiac arrest prevented Bruce Campbell from running the Auckland Half Marathon in 2013. But after life-saving heart treatment, he’s competing this year as a Heart Racer.

After losing their teenage son to sudden cardiac death, the Poupouare family is celebrating his life by raising money for the Heart Foundation.

Lani Ioelu is a Samoan-born, New Zealand-trained, Pacific Cardiac Rehab Nurse working in the Counties Manukau area. Lani has a strong passion for working with Pacific people who have suffered a heart event. She shares with us the successes and challenges of working in the area of Pacific secondary prevention.

A Counties Manukau mental health worker has been busy sharing our heart healthy teachings. She joins us today to talk about her journey.

Within six months, Phyllis went from being active and energetic to feeling so fatigued she couldn't even speak on the telephone.