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Mia Moreno

Mia Moreno

On February 2, 2014, Bree and Nelson Moreno were thrilled to welcome their baby girl Mia into the world. It had been a good pregnancy...
Mike Bradley

Mike Bradley

Mike and Carol Bradley were happily married for 46 years. At age 72, Mike was still working full time as a car salesman. He was...
Misty Parker

Misty Parker

Misty Parker is a nurse and an educator. Misty led a very active, normal life. She lifted weights and took care of herself because she...
Morgan Westhoff

Morgan Westhoff

Morgan Westhoff and her identical twin sister were each born with a common congenital heart defect.  At 18 months old, Morgan’s twin had a successful...
Naya Manalo

Naya Manalo

Jamie Maraviglia’s pregnancy and delivery with her daughter Naya was fairly routine and uneventful. After Naya’s birth, Jamie and her husband Dan were excited to...
Nina Herbert

Nina Herbert

Nina Hebert leads a busy career in addition to raising her three children. The Air Force recently relocated her family to California.  She lives with...
Nora Bostrom

Nora Bostrom

Nora Bostrom had pulmonary hypertension that required her to use oxygen and take intravenous medications. Despite these challenges, she had a high quality of life....
Olivia Cull

Olivia Cull

Olivia Cull was born with a condition in which one side of her heart was smaller than the other.  As an infant, she had surgery...
Patricia Roland

Patricia Roland

In October 2009, Patricia Roland of Thousand Oaks underwent heart surgery at age 57 to replace her mitral valve, which helps regulate the flow of...
Paul Ethier

Paul Ethier

He was a surfer, doing what he loved best: riding the California waves. The swell was up one day in 2004 off Half Moon Bay,...
Pauline Tavares

Pauline Tavares

Pauline Tavares, 79, was admitted to a hospital with encephalitis and was given medication to control her anxiety.  The next morning, a nurse fed Pauline,...
Quin Murphy

Quin Murphy

Quin Murphy, 16, was a soccer fanatic with a family who supported him, coached him, and even went on trips with him to watch his favorite teams....