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3 lifesaving surgeries and a second chance (VIDEO)  featured image
3 lifesaving surgeries and a second chance (VIDEO) 
Carey Stanton
April 8, 2026

What began as a routine check for swelling quickly turned Randy Ramey's life upside down. When pneumonia and swelling were diagnosed as stage 4 cirrhosis of the[...]

Rough Beginnings, Now Running: 12-year-old’s Dream Comes True featured image
Rough Beginnings, Now Running: 12-year-old’s Dream Comes True
Joel Streed
October 30, 2017
Open-Heart Surgery Achieves Success Without Blood Transfusions featured image
Open-Heart Surgery Achieves Success Without Blood Transfusions
Joel Streed
October 26, 2017
Novel Stem Cell Treatment Means New Lease on Life featured image
Novel Stem Cell Treatment Means New Lease on Life
Joel Streed
August 14, 2017
Robot-Assisted Heart Surgery and a Return to an Active Life featured image
Robot-Assisted Heart Surgery and a Return to an Active Life
Joel Streed
June 23, 2017
Transplant Drugs Offer Cure for Farmer With Rare Heart Disorder featured image
Transplant Drugs Offer Cure for Farmer With Rare Heart Disorder
Joel Streed
June 12, 2017
Young Mom’s Long Wait Ends With Gift of a New Heart featured image
Young Mom’s Long Wait Ends With Gift of a New Heart
Joel Streed
June 9, 2017
Heart Transplant Puts an Active Athlete Back in Action featured image
Heart Transplant Puts an Active Athlete Back in Action
Joel Streed
March 13, 2017
Battling an Autoimmune Disorder Changes James Boddie’s Retirement Plans featured image
Battling an Autoimmune Disorder Changes James Boddie’s Retirement Plans
Joel Streed
February 27, 2017
Mitral Clip Gets a Fisherman Back on the Water featured image
Mitral Clip Gets a Fisherman Back on the Water
Joel Streed
February 23, 2017
Local Politician Doesn’t Skip a Beat With Mechanical Heart Pump featured image
Local Politician Doesn’t Skip a Beat With Mechanical Heart Pump
Joel Streed
February 15, 2017
Despite Two Aortic Aneurysms, Dennis Brennan Living the Life he Loves featured image
Despite Two Aortic Aneurysms, Dennis Brennan Living the Life he Loves
Joel Streed
January 12, 2017
Artist Back at the Drawing Board After A Stroke featured image
Artist Back at the Drawing Board After A Stroke
Joel Streed
September 17, 2016

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