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Heart Patient Stories
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Nancy Twenter
Nancy Twenter, 69, of Lebanon is no
stranger to heart trouble. Twenter had a stent put in to open up an artery
eight years ago, and suffers from angina.
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Joe McCullah
Joe McCullah’s wife saved his life by arguing with
him. McCullah, a
real estate broker and lifelong resident of Aurora, woke up one morning in July
2002, showered, dressed and started to head out the door for work when his wife asked if he was feeling OK.
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Greg
Prater
Before his heart attack in December 2002, 40-year-old Greg Prater’s wife
Shawna and 20-year-old daughter Erika were always after him to eat better.
More salads, vegetables and fruit. Less red meat and ice cream. Because
Prater didn’t smoke, didn’t have a history of heart disease in his family,
exercised sporadically and wasn’t overweight, he didn’t pay much
attention. Severe chest pains at 4:30 one cold Sunday morning got his attention,
however.
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Marcella Cotter
"I had severe pain in my chest and I
could hardly get my breath. Finally, I told my son I needed to get
it taken care of, and he took me to the emergency room. They didn't
waste any time. They took us right in, and treated me like a queen
the entire time I was there. I don't think I could have gone
anyplace else and gotten the care I got at St. John's."
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Beverly Brake
"The
pain started in my chest and quickly spread throughout my upper
body. At St. John’s they told me it was a heart attack. I underwent
an immediate angioplasty to open two blockages in my artery and a
blood clot. Thanks to St. John’s, I’ve recovered completely and feel
wonderful now.
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