At 2:30 a.m., he told his wife to call 911. A heart attack soon caused 2 cardiac arrests.
Mac Cheek, pictured in Alaska. He survived a heart attack in 2022 and takes every chance he gets to spread health awareness. (Photo courtesy of Mac Cheek)…
Fit and healthy at 45, he looked into a mild symptom. It might have saved his life.
Scott Daley felt tingling in his arm during a soccer game and got it checked out by his doctor. He ended up needing heart surgery. (Photo courtesy…
She had a stroke while training for a half-marathon. Then came breast cancer. Now she’s trying again.
Kandi Schmitz had a stroke at 31 while training for a half-marathon. Almost a decade later, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Pictured with her family in…
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