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Every heart has a story… Time made all the difference in the world Survivor Gallery Sponsored by: Jenny Bailey Photo: Venture Photography, Greenwich, CT Jenny Bailey was the picture of health. At 32, she was in great physical shape and worked out often. On the night of July 7, 2011, she suffered an ischemic or blocked-vessel stroke. Her face drooped and she was suddenly paralyzed on one side of her body. Her boyfriend immediately recognized the symptoms, called 9-1-1 and she was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for emergency care. She was later transferred to Westchester Medical Center for an emergency endovascular procedure. Doctors threaded a tiny camera to her brain through blood vessels in her leg and removed the blockage. Today, she has full use of her arms and legs and is back to teaching and leading her normal, active life thanks to this life-saving procedure at Westchester Medical Center. Celebrating a new heart Survivor Gallery Sponsored by: Rosemary Sinnott Photo: Venture Photography, Greenwich, CT Every heart has a story… As a spouse, Rosemary Sinnott was used to being a partner to her husband Peter. They spent their lives together, building a family and a successful real estate management company. When her husband was diagnosed with heart failure and told that he would need a heart transplant, she became his partner in healthcare as well. Learning everything she could about his illness, listening to everything the doctors had to say about his condition—even when doctors at another hospital told him he might not get a transplant, she stood by his decision to find a hospital that would help him. After coming to Westchester Medical Center and receiving his transplant, Peter has gone back to his life. With Rosemary by his side, he went skiing just six weeks after his transplant and then he completed the NYC Marathon, 11 months later at the age of 70— and at the finish line was Rosemary cheering him on! Every heart has a story… Roberta Mayer Survivor Gallery Sponsored by: Photo: Venture Photography, Greenwich, CT As a mother, Roberta Mayer was used to watching the clock, worrying like any mother when her young son was away from home. But nothing prepared her for the clockwatching she endured when her son, a full-time college student and avid soccer player and coach, needed a heart transplant. So many questions about where to seek treatment, finding a heart and surviving the surgery were answered at Westchester Medical Center. “Once we had him at Westchester Medical Center, we had a sense of direction and comfort – and that the decisions they made were the correct ones. We were in good hands.” Together with her husband, they cared for Christopher post-surgery, watching the clock at night and checking on him. Now, Christopher does his own clock-watching while student teaching, coaching soccer and visiting with heart patients to share his story and give them hope. And the memory of all those sleepless nights faded when Roberta saw Christopher graduate college in May with a teaching degree, just six months after his transplant. It was a goal she worried he wouldn’t score. Her goal: a new heart for a young life Every heart has a story… A healthy heart adds to the memories Survivor Gallery Sponsored by: Jillian Galasso Photo: Venture Photography, Greenwich, CT A child of a parent suffering from heart disease, Jillian Galasso was just a freshman in high school when her father’s heart problems began. Although away from home she stayed close at heart. As a college student away at school she found herself more often than not, “checking up on” her dad rather than “checking in” with him. The cardiomyopathy eventually took a toll on her father’s heart and he was listed for a lifesaving heart transplant. Jillian and the family began to document his journey to a new heart in a scrap book. Jillian, her mother and family were there by his side when he received the gift of life—a donor heart at Westchester Medical Center. Her sense of worry, which had been with her for 10 years, had finally been put at ease. Next summer at her wedding, her father will walk her down the aisle. To Jillian, that would be the greatest gift of all—and the perfect memory to add to their scrap book. Every heart has a story… Three cheers for a healthy heart Survivor Gallery Sponsored by: Cassidy Manning Photo: Venture Photography, Greenwich, CT Cheerleading helped save Cassidy Manning’s life. It was during a routine physical for her competitive cheerleading team that Cassidy’s pediatrician identified there was something wrong with her heart. An examination by a pediatric cardiologist at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center determined Cassidy had an atrial septal defect, a condition that was corrected at the hospital with openheart surgery. Today, you would never know Cassidy once had a large hole between the chambers of her heart. She is back to being her spirited self, dancing and competing with her teammates in tournaments around the country. Now that’s something to cheer about! Every heart has a story… Repairing big heart problems in little patients Survivor Gallery Sponsored by: Dr. Irfan Warsy Photo: Venture Photography, Greenwich, CT Dr. Irfan Warsy has a medical degree, but he’s also an “electrician.” You see, the heart has its own unique electrical system and when its current does not flow properly, Dr. Warsy uses special tools to fix the problem. These special tools (like the cardiac catheter held by Dr. Warsy, left) can be found in the state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab at Westchester Medical Center where this pediatric electrophysiologist at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital uses imaging and minimally-invasive techniques to repair large heart problems in small children. And he does so in a way that can sometimes send his patients home that very day. With such special tools and techniques, it’s no wonder this electrician is in such high demand. Every heart has a story… Toddling to a happy ending Survivor Gallery Sponsored by: Tyrus Castrovinci Photo: Venture Photography, Greenwich, CT Dianna Miranda knew her baby would be born with Tetraology of Fallot, a serious congenital heart defect, and that someday he might need surgery. That someday came when Tyrus was just four months old, suddenly turning blue from oxygen levels falling dangerously low as a result of his heart defect. His six-hour surgery was a success and he was discharged after just one week at Westchester Medical Center’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. Today, Tyrus is an active, happy, healthy toddler. His scar is the only outward sign of his heart surgery story which began and ended, happily, at the children’s hospital for the Hudson Valley: Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. Every heart has a story… Two of hearts Survivor Gallery Sponsored by: Dr. Steven Lansman and Dr. David Spielvogel Photo: Venture Photography, Greenwich, CT Westchester Medical Center Heart Surgeons Dr. Steven Lansman and Dr. David Spielvogel are literally at the heart of lifesaving surgery. The duo has performed more than 70 heart transplants at Westchester Medical Center since 2006. More than 70 patients, some of whom might never had survived, more than 70 families, who today might not have their loved one, their parent, their spouse or their child, had it not been for them. Their patients come from every area of the Hudson Valley and beyond and represent every walk of life, every socioeconomic demographic and every age group from 18-70 years old. And while their patients are all very different, they all share one common connection; as one heart transplant patient puts it, “At some point, one of them, has had a hand in each one of us.” Nurses who care for heart patients with ventricular assist devices and heart transplants are a special breed. Nurse Practitioners Liz Stevens and Kathy Brown are two of Westchester Medical Center’s dedicated transplant team nurses, caring for advanced heart failure patients from evaluation through transplant. They are with patients and their families through all the milestones in the heart transplant process, on call 24-7 to assist. They are part of the team that evaluates not only prospective transplant patients but their donors as well. They are mobilized with the surgeons when a donor organ is located and they are a phone call away in the middle of the night for a posttransplant patient with a question. To Liz and Kathy, it’s the toughest but most rewarding job in healthcare. The long hours are all worth it when they get to see a patient going home for the first time after having a heart transplant or blowing out the candles on a cake on what some patients call their “re-birthday.” To their patients these are not just nurses, they’re family—and like family, Kathy and Liz were there every step of the way. Every heart has a story… Survivor Gallery Sponsored by: Nurse Practitioners Liz Stevens and Kathy Brown Photo: Venture Photography, Greenwich, CT The heart of a partnership The American Heart Association - Westchester/Fairfield Division presents Every heart has a story… A Survivor Gallery sponsored by Westchester Medical Center An inspiring photo exhibition of nine stories of courage, strength and hope. Thank you to the individuals and families who chose to share their experiences to raise awareness about heart disease. American Heart Association Mission: to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The AHA’s national impact goal is: by 2020, to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20 percent. www.heart.org Westchester Medical Center Mission: to serve as the regional healthcare referral center providing high-quality advanced health services to the residents of the Hudson Valley and the surrounding area. In support of this primary mission, Westchester Medical Center also serves as an academic medical center committed to education and research that enables advanced care and prepares future generations of care-givers. www.westchestermedicalcenter.com Photographs by: Venture Photography, Greenwich, CT Mary and Angelo DiMartino Survivor Gallery Sponsored by: