My name is Rogelio Landin and, at age 59, I began experiencing pain in my leg. Since I had a history of heart disease, I scheduled a routine appointment with my cardiologist. During this time, I was working full-time as president of an equity resource education company and, other than the discomfort in my leg, […]
My name is Joe (Jay) Sanchez and I am from Santa Fe, NM. I have worked with the New Mexico National Guard for 30 years and I am a single father of one daughter, Emily, who turned eight in March. After attending spin class on April 14, 2016, I knew something didn’t feel right. I […]
My name is Jim Hoag and I’m 71 years old. I’m a retired truck driver from Grand Rapids, MI. My wife and I have been married for 43 years and we have four kids and seven grandkids. I had open-heart surgery after suffering a severe heart attack on Thanksgiving weekend in 1993. Five bypasses later, […]
Hosted by Abiomed and Detroit Medical Center “These patients have stared death in face and won; they are my heroes.” – Theodore Schreiber, MD, president of DMC Heart Hospital. More than 50 heart failure and heart attack patients and their families gathered at Detroit Medical Center (DMC) in August to reunite with the cardiovascular […]
“Celebration of Life” events are taking place at many hospitals across the country. Last week, celebrations were held at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, New York; Eastland Memorial Hospital, Eastland, Texas; and, Weatherford Regional Medical Center, Weatherford, Texas. These events enable clinicians and staff to reconnect personally with patients. At the Orange Regional Medical Center, […]