Chad Plein is an Emmy-award winning sports anchor from Springfield, Missouri. Chad and his wife, Cati, have two children: Coy Michael and Chyler Ann. Chad is a featured survivor for #NoMOHeartDisease, the American Heart Association’s year-long initiative created to increase awareness and reduce the prevalence of heart disease in Missouri.
The American Stroke Association was the science advisor on the new film, A Teachable Moment. Learn more about the story behind the film in today’s blog post, first shared here.
Lori has peripheral artery disease (PAD) and shares her story to help others.
Unfiltered Survivors is a podcast that brings together Amanda, a heart transplant survivor awaiting her second heart and also a kidney and Kelly, a stroke survivor who share life unfiltered.
Lee Stroy, a father of five, was looking forward to Christmas. Amidst the hubbub of preparations, 37-year-old Lee woke up on December 23, 2014 with a serious numbness on his left side.
In 2013, Tracy had a stroke in her brainstem. She had to relearn everything, including breathing, swallowing, speaking, sleeping, learning to control and use her arms and how to walk. She is the proudest mother of one son and lives in Chicago with her ever-supportive husband.
The new guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease tell us that we should include get active; eat better; lose weight; stop smoking; and manage blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol.
Renee is a heart transplant survivor and this is her true story of hope and overcoming obstacles.
As former Mrs. Massachusetts International 2018, I used the platform to share my story of overcoming health challenges, including heart failure, to inspire women around the world to make time for themselves and protect their heart health.
An ultrasound before she was born revealed Sofia Montoya had significant health challenges ahead – that includes her heart being on the wrong side of her body. After undergoing multiple surgeries, including stomach surgery when she was a day old, open heart surgery at 5 months and a pacemaker at age 7, Montoya’s heart story inspires courage in others facing health challenges.
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