These Are My People: Laurence’s Story
“I think the hardest part of my story is that I didn’t know anything. I’m still coming to grips with that.” Laurence grew up in Ireland and came to the [...]
Life After Your Loved One’s Heart Attack
I’m not sure where this story starts. When I ask myself, what’s life been like since my mom’s heart attack, I have to ask, which one? Does the story [...]
Not only did she give me life, but she also saved it
After you’ve lost your mom, Mother’s Day is complicated. Sadness and “what if’s” mix with gratitude and “I remember when’s.” My heart swells with love for the woman [...]
Charlotte’s Story
The Journey to Accepting My FH Diagnosis “We lost her unexpectedly. From the outside, she had no indication something was wrong.” Charlotte was only 17 when her [...]
Jessica’s Story
For Seven Years I Thought I had a Perfectly Healthy Child When Jessica’s father died of a heart attack at the young age of 54, she didn’t [...]
None of us have to be there again
My name is Kristen Gradney, and I am the Senior Director of Children’s Health at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My husband, [...]
You’re Too Young to Be Here: Russ’ Story
Russ L. has been living a perfectly normal, happy life. He’s a business owner, married to his high school sweetheart for 10 years, and father to three young [...]
I Have a Ph.D. in Me: Patricia’s Story
Name a cholesterol-lowering treatment, Patricia Young has done it – and was probably among the first to take it. At 67 years old, Young may be the oldest [...]
Knowledge is power: Gail’s Story
When family members know to test for elevated Lipoprotein(a), it can empower the people we love to understand their risk for heart disease and stroke. At age 30, [...]
I almost lost my father to heart disease before I was born
Growing up, every one of us has lost something special to us. For many people that special thing could be a sentimental object like a childhood toy, or a [...]
