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Pete

Angina, Congenital heart disease, Heart attack

Pete’s wife, Pam, experienced an angina attack on Waitangi Day in 2018. In this Journeys story, ...

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Phil

Congenital heart disease, Heart valve problems

Phil was born with a congenital heart condition, which has required a number of heart surgeries over...

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Jeet

Cardiomyopathy, Heart attack

As a secretary of a senior citizens group, Jeet has been educating people about heart attacks for ...

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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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Chris

Heart valve problems, High cholesterol

Chris was born amidst the picturesque backdrop of Canterbury, the youngest of ten siblings, his ...

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Dave

Heart attack

Dave’s wife thought he was a ‘heart attack waiting to happen’. Dave thought he was ...

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Jacquey

Carer’s story, Heart attack

Jacquey’s husband Andy had a heart attack and subsequent bypass surgery, but his suffering was not...

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Peter

Arrhythmia, Heart attack

Peter has had his share of heart problems: a heart attack at 40, triple bypass surgery in his late ...

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Judy

Congenital heart disease, Heart valve problems, High cholesterol

Judy wasn’t worried about her aortic valve replacement – it wasn’t an uncommon operation and ...

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John

Heart attack

John experienced depression and insomnia after his heart attack, so he launched a radio station that...

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Mereana

Aortic aneurysm, High blood pressure, Rheumatic fever and heart disease

Shortly before Christmas 2020, Mereana found out she had rheumatic heart disease and needed surgery....

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Elaine

Angina, Heart attack

Elaine was the first in her family to have heart problems. Now she wants others to know heart ...

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