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Survivor Story of Mark Prince, by his Caregiver/Wife, Karen
Thank you for sharing our medical story about my husband, Mark Prince. Patient: Mark Prince - 59 year-old male, non-smoker, 4 x beers...

~HQ
Apr 29, 2020
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Survivor Story of Richard Tkach
Exactly one month after my 54th birthday, I awoke in the ICU at University of Chicago Medical Center with new parts. I would soon find...

~HQ
Apr 17, 2020
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Survivor Story of Stephen Curry
Today is Survivor Series Saturday! We are back with another story for our Survivor Series! On certain Saturdays during the month, we will...

~HQ
Mar 13, 2020
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Survivor Story of Aortic Hope Co-Founder Carin Andersen
Today we bring you a Carin Andersen’s story about thriving, not just surviving a Type A Dissection. Carin shares her journey of surviving...

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Mar 4, 2020
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Survivor Story of Scott Lindhardt
Today we bring you a story about surviving a congenital heart defect and multiple open heart surgeries from Scott Lindhardt. Scott shares...

~HQ
Feb 22, 2020
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Survivor Story of Ken Levine
Today is Survivor Series Saturday! We are back with another story for our Survivor Series! On certain Saturdays during the month, we will...

~HQ
Feb 7, 2020
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Cathy D. Survivor
Aortic aneurysm and stroke survivor Cathy Doone shares her story as part of Aortic Hope's Survivor Series.

~HQ
Nov 2, 2019
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Mandy H. Survivor
Aortic Dissection survivor Mandy Hawker shares her story as part of Aortic Hope's Survivor Series.

~HQ
Oct 12, 2019
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Frank F. Survivor
Frank shares his journey from aneurysm diagnosis just over 3 years ago to his subsequent open heart surgery a month later and all his...

~HQ
Jun 1, 2019
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Donna, Survivor and Christina, Caregiver
Donna (survivor) and her daughter Christina (caregiver) share their 2 and a half year journey from Donna's initial aortic dissection...

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May 11, 2019
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Kathleen W. Caregiver
Shannon Whitworth's Aortic Hope Survivor Series video told from the perspective of his wife and caregiver Kathleen.

~HQ
Apr 6, 2019
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Teri B. Survivor
Aortic Dissection Survivor and Aortic Hope Ambassador Teri Benson gives her six and a half year journey since her aortic dissection.

~HQ
Mar 23, 2019
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Kristin A. Survivor
Kristin's story of survival

~HQ
Mar 9, 2019
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Grace B. Survivor
Grace Barnhart and Marfan Friends with Aortic Hope

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Feb 17, 2019
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Andrea H. Survivor
This is the amazing survival story of Andrea Garrett Helms.

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Feb 1, 2019
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Chris C. Survivor
Today we bring you the nearly 7 year story of dissection survivor Chris Cope. Chris is a comedian who dissected while he was out on the...

~HQ
Sep 22, 2018
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Gregg G. Survivor
Today we are bringing you the 5-year journey of dissection survivor and Aortic Hope Board member and contributor Gregg Greenberg. From...

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Sep 8, 2018
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Carmen D. Survivor
We are bringing you the 3+ year journey of Aortic Hope Ambassador and Team Ritter member Carmen David. From her pregnancy-related...

~HQ
Aug 18, 2018
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Sonya D. Survivor
Sonya Davis McLendon dissected March 5, 2013 and was airlifted to Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston TX under the care of Dr. Safi. with...

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Jul 26, 2018
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Diane B. Survivor
We bring you the almost 11-year journey of Diane Bishop. Diane discussed the day of her dissection almost eleven years ago and how she...

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Jul 14, 2018
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