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Carer’s story
Pirjo’s husband Rick was hit by influenza which caused inflammation and damage to his heart. She ...
Angina, Congenital heart disease, Heart attack
Pete’s wife, Pam, experienced an angina attack on Waitangi Day in 2018. In this Journeys story, ...
Aylene cared for her brother Jason during his final journey with heart disease. She opened her home ...
Cardiac arrest, Carer’s story
Denise woke one night with a pain in her shoulder and what she thought was indigestion. Just 15 ...
Carer’s story, Heart attack
After watching both her father and brother go in for heart bypass surgery, Tina wants others to know...
Aortic aneurysm, Aortic dissection, Carer’s story, Heart valve problems
Michelle’s husband Gavin’s heart problems emerged back in 2004 when a whitebaiting trip to ...
Atrial fibrillation, Carer’s story
When diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, Murray wasn’t sure that medication and dietary changes ...
Dot was with her friend, Neil, when he suffered a heart attack. Three months later she was with her ...
Aortic aneurysm, Arrhythmia, Atrial fibrillation, Carer’s story, Heart failure, Heart valve problems
After more than 15 years of postponing surgery for his aortic stenosis and aortic aneurysm, ...
Carer’s story, Congenital heart disease, Heart attack
First there was an undiagnosed heart attack. Then, a trail of treatments with either limited or ...
Diann talks about her family’s history with heart disease and losing her husband to a heart ...
Jacquey’s husband Andy had a heart attack and subsequent bypass surgery, but his suffering was not...