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When Henry Myers needed a heart transplant, he trusted the team at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute. While waiting for a new heart, one goal, in particular, made him persevere.

Lynn vividly remembers how she felt when she found out she had stage 2 breast cancer at age 44, shortly after cancer claimed her sister’s life.

Three days a week, three hours a day, for 12 years—Jamont Clayton spent roughly 5,616 hours of his life attached to a kidney dialysis machine.

Emery Stone was in total kidney failure. And that’s when everything changed. Not only for Emery, but for the entire Stone family. 

One in three women will die from heart disease. Jenna fought to live.

Reconnecting with a former high school classmate turned out to be a saving grace in Lori’s life.

The statistic is sobering: One in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Brandy Reed was a newlywed and a new mom to 4-month-old Jackson when her life took a completely unexpected turn.

Liz Lopez received the call she had feared for years on Christmas Eve.

Chris Williams was a healthy guy. The 36-year-old bodybuilder worked out regularly, played basketball, didn’t smoke, and watched his diet. Yet, in January 2012, Williams could barely drag himself out of bed. And walking a few steps across the room left him gasping for air.