Journeys

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Don

Heart attack

On the 27th of January Don woke in the night with chest pains. A doctor’s appointment the next ...

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Thelma

Atrial fibrillation, Heart attack

After two very different heart attacks, Thelma discovered a third heart problem that was causing ...

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Dennis

Heart attack

Dennis was not as shaken up by his heart attack as his ward mates, but for a long time afterwards he...

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Jenny

Heart attack

After making her case in a council meeting, as she’d done for many years, Jenny suffered her first...

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Diane

Cardiac arrest, Heart attack

At 49, Diane was not only shocked to have a heart attack – she also struggled with the time it ...

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Rich

Congenital heart disease, Heart valve problems

Going from the height of fitness to needing an aortic valve replacement was a big adjustment for ...

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Dorothy

Atrial fibrillation

Dorothy knew how to cope with the anxiety and panic attacks that she’d lived with most of her ...

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Paul

Carer’s story, Congenital heart disease, Heart attack

First there was an undiagnosed heart attack. Then, a trail of treatments with either limited or ...

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Robyn

Cardiomyopathy, Heart failure

Robyn woke up one morning and had no idea she was in Dunedin Hospital nor any recollection of how ...

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Mark

Atrial fibrillation, Congenital heart disease

Despite being born with a heart defect, Mark went on to be fitter than most and to doing a ...

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Patrick

Atrial fibrillation, Heart failure

Patrick could not believe he had heart failure – he was working well and feeling well. “I ...

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Yvonne

Angina

Yvonne’s life was so full and contented that she was oblivious to any issues with her heart. Then ...

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