“You never realize how sick you were
until you get better.”
Art

I was running out of breath at work and one day after a meeting, I sat down at the desk and I couldn’t breathe anymore. I went to the doctor and we found out that I had a greatly enlarged heart. I couldn’t do anything physically—I could hardly walk the 100 feet to the mailbox, I couldn’t sleep, I was gasping for breath.

When I heard about the HeartMate II, I was excited about it. My kidneys were starting to fail and I really thought this was my last chance. I’m really blessed with getting this HeartMate II—it’s changed my life all around. I knew what the technology could do, and I have confidence in the equipment. You never realize how sick you were until you get better. Once I got the HeartMate II, I feel so much better that I thought, ‘Why’d I put up with that before’—I would never hesitate to do it again; I would do it right away.

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