Patient Story

Lloyd Monserratt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VpM6GzMpwg&list=PL_fFbgGe88MrISnwyZw63R7WkFuPP1NAz&index=5 Lloyd Monserratt was a UCLA grad, a rising star in California politics, a Latino Vote Director for the DCCC, a Director at NALEO, a Chief of Staff to a...

Mario Guzman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ5zBvL5FYU Mario Guzman was a very successful design engineer by day. He designed hardware for semiconductors.   He earned his Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of...

Mia Chavez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOYo8B_D68o&list=PL_fFbgGe88MrISnwyZw63R7WkFuPP1NAz&index=50 Alejandra Gonzalez took her six-week old infant, Mia, to medical providers four times in eight days. A mother of three, Alejandra knew when one of her children was not...

Misty Parker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v3tFHGn8SA&list=PL_fFbgGe88MrISnwyZw63R7WkFuPP1NAz&index=26 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 understands the role fitness...

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 procedure to implant the...

Nora Bostrom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV2bQFlHG0I&list=PL_fFbgGe88MrISnwyZw63R7WkFuPP1NAz&index=14 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. She was a bright,...

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 to correct it but needed...

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 blood from one chamber...

Paul Ethier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3JUBWxOQRo 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, sending the Paul Ethier's...

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, but when her doctor...

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