Evelyn was a communications professor at John Carroll University. 

While in her fifties, she suffered two heart attacks. 

 After she underwent an angioplasty and a triple bypass, her cardiologist told her there was nothing more he could do for her and that she probably wouldn’t live out the year. 

 Soon after, she met Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn who suggested she would be a good candidate for a heart disease program he was starting. 

Dr. Esselstyn’s program was aimed at preventing heart disease with a proper diet. 

Not...

Just as I was about to fall asleep, my phone rang.

It was my sister calling to tell me she was on the way to the hospital with my mom.

After going through some tests, a doctor came in and said she was having a heart attack.

She was given medication to stabilize her condition until the cardiologist arrived in the morning.

When the cardiologist arrived, he said they were going to perform a Catheterization to see if she had a blockage and if there was a blockage, they would insert a stent.

Catheterization is a procedure used to diagnose and treat...