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Jack Thomas
Jack Thomas
Age: 74


  November, 2003

A Community Leader for Advocacy of Heart Disease Prevention
Jack Thomas, a survivor of heart disease himself, leads York County as a volunteer in advocating for heart disease prevention. Jack serves as president of the local chapter of the Mended Hearts, Inc., which is based at Piedmont Medical Center in Roc...more

Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson
Age:


  March, 2004

Gene Therapy: For Reverend Wilson, A Blessing
Could his case be a watershed moment in the annuals of cardiovascular surgery?

Gene therapy was the only hope left for the Reverend Charles Wilson. When he got on the Internet and met some researchers, he successfully changed his dismal pr...more


Dan Patterson
Dan Patterson
Age: 53


  February, 2005

Dead Man Walking
Patterson: Diagnosis made him feel like a 'dead man walking'

Do you remember the blockbuster movie several years ago with Tom Hanks, "The Green Mile"?

It centered on a gentle giant named John Coffey. He was a large man, strong a...more


Claire Blocker
Claire Blocker
Age: 58


  October, 2006

Learning to love my heart!
In the spring of 1998, March 16th to be exact, my four-year-old Springer Spaniel bit me on the hand. By the next day, I had red streaks all across my chest. My husband rushed me to the ER and I was treated for what turned out to be a Past...more



       
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