Broward Health Patient Stories

Broward Health Patient Stories

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Broward Health Patient Lissette
Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Lissette Caro, a 53-year-old Parkland resident, visited her primary doctor for her annual physical and expressed she had been feeling anxiety. Her stress test with a cardiologist had to be canceled amid lockdowns.

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Broward Health Patient Salvatore smiling

Out of the blue one night, 68-year-old heavy metal bass guitarist Sal Italiano went into cardiac arrest after going to bed in his Deerfield Beach home.



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Broward Health Patient Lagos Salami
Lagos Salami, an energetic father of two, never thought he would have heart problems – especially not at age 44. He didn’t realize that his poor sleep quality was actually the early symptoms of heart arrhythmia

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Broward Health Patient Hyvelle

Hyvelle Ferguson-Davis had a slight headache when she was at work one day in January 2014. As the pain grew stronger, she started having blurred vision, so she decided to head home.



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Broward Health Patient Michael Smiling
When it comes to heart disease, the early signs can be hard to read.
Michael Carroll, a 60-year-old Coral Springs resident, was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in June 2022 and said his first symptoms came and went.

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Broward Health Patient Abner McDuffie
Abner McDuffie found out he was suffering from untreated heart failure the hard way, after suffering a mini-stroke that caused temporary numbness on one side of his body and speech difficulties.

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picture of Nancy oncology patient

In 2020, Nancy Smith found a small lump in her breast while doing a regular self-exam. While the chef and mother of five wasn’t too worried, she knew she needed to get tested.



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picture of David oncology patient

In early 2021, David Feinberg developed jaundice. The medical condition, which causes skin or the whites of eyes to turn yellow, sent him to the Emergency Department at Broward Health Medical Center. It was there that he learned jaundice can be a sign of cancer.



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Picture of Amanda oncology patient

Amanda Aiello was just 10 years old when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a type of blood cancer. “It was the worst news that a parent could hear,” said Shannon Aiello, Amanda’s mother.



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picture of Dylan oncology patient

Dylan Lindsey, who was in kindergarten at the time, had sniffles and other symptoms of a cold that wouldn’t wane despite repeated trips to the pediatrician. “He wasn’t eating, and his teacher sent notes home that he was sleeping in class, which was not normal for Dylan,” said his mother, Katrice Eason.



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