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Posts tagged "cardiac patient"
'Thank You From the Bottom of My New Heart'
January 11, 2024
Mr. Sain found himself in a dangerous position where quadruple bypass surgery was the only option following a heart attack. As he and his wife explain, the staff at North Alabama Medical Center went above and beyond to make sure he had a happy, healthy recovery.
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Patient Baptized in Hospital Room Before Open Heart Surgery
November 4, 2019
When Guy came to North Alabama Medical Center for a heart cath, he wasn’t expecting to have open heart surgery. “I wasn’t prepared, but I knew I needed to do one thing. My mom always wanted me to be baptized and it was time.” His nurse, Diane, helped Guy through the...
read morePatient Survives Widow Maker Heart Attack
March 11, 2019
Suzie Hea suffered a major heart attack on January 30, 2019. It’s often called the widow maker, as there was a full blockage in her left main artery (left anterior descending artery). She didn’t have any symptoms of a heart attack. She woke up at 3:00 am and was suffering a...
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