Parents teach their kids many lessons, but at the same time, parents gain wisdom from their children.
A box won't define me anymore. I won't feel like I'm carrying a small "purse" or camera anymore. It will be implanted inside me. The defibrillator will be part of me. I may face new obstacles in my recovery, but with two heart-related operations in six months under my belt, I've become a stronger person -- inside and out.
In 1893, exactly 119 years ago Monday, Chicago surgeon Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful open-heart surgery, in what would become bo...
Just weeks after undergoing open heart surgery as an infant, Rosanna Ogden's swimming lessons were not only aiding her recovery, but revealing an extr...
It can happen to you, because it happened to me -- the nurse who thought heart disease was not on her list of life possibilities.
Keyota Cole has been battling congenital heart disease since she was born. But when the 33-year-old California woman learned she was pregnant with her...
WASHINGTON -- For someone who is scheduled to have open-heart surgery today, chef R.J. Cooper wasn't relaxing much last night at Rogue 24, the James B...
As marvelous as the technology and skill set of a medical team are, there is an even more fantastic Force within us so vibrant and powerful that a person can withstand open-heart surgery and thrive.
