June 26, 2021 was a normal, yet hot Summer day in Ohio. This particular Saturday and into the next day would turn out to be something I...

On June 5, 2023, my husband Bill had been in a lot of strange pain that moved around his chest and back for about 5 days. He is only 53...

Today is Survivor Series Saturday at Aortic Hope. We are honored to offer an incredible story by Bruce O'Roak. Bruce shares in great...

Given the historical significance of yesterday, the 22nd anniversary of September 11th 2001, my ‘little’ anniversary thing certainly...

My Story . . . Thank you to all who have posted their stories, for I’ve found hope, connection, and community through the stories that I...

Today is Survivor Series Saturday at Aortic Hope We are very excited to feature a truly incredible story from Derek Reed. Derek pulled...

Today is Survivor Series Saturday at Aortic Hope. We are very excited to feature a truly incredible story from Kathy Jo Peterson. Kathy...

Story of Tom Swanson’s Acute Ascending Aortic Dissection Type 1 dissection of ascending aorta. Tom and Michele live a very active...

Today is Survivor Saturday at Aortic Hope. 👉 We are very excited to feature a truly incredible story of survival from Mark Ragucci, DO ❤...

I’m Jim Moody. My wife Debbie is a survivor of two aortic aneurysm surgeries and will undergo at least one more in a few weeks. Her first...

Three years ago, my brother, Nolan, went to an emergency room in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with complaints of severe and unexpected pain...

Hello. My name is Ryan Nitka, and my story is not limited to an aortic dissection. I have a history of other heart related issues and...

Hello, it is my hope that my story may help educate, motivate, and or reassure others. As a preface to my aortic dissection, it was known...

Our story starts August 2019 when my husband had a heart attack. He ended up having a stent put in after his heart attack but leaving a...

Today is Survivor Saturday at Aortic Hope. 👉 We are very excited to feature Aortic Dissection Survivor, Alex Lima accompanied by his...

My fiancée, Randall Horn, was 32 years old when he unexpectedly passed from an aortic dissection.  Our first sign of any problem was 6...

Today is Survivor Saturday at Aortic Hope. We are very excited to feature two-time Aortic Dissection survivor, Scott Napolitano. ❤ Scott...

Today is Survivor Series Saturday at Aortic Hope. We are very excited to feature new survivor Jenny Sayler. ❤ Jenny shares her story of...

Today is Survivor Saturday at Aortic Hope. We are very excited to feature survivor and Caregiver, Paul & Angie Kirk for our first...

We are very excited to feature survivor Daniel Hulse for our LIVE Survivor Series, Saturday November 12th at 2:00pm EST on our YouTube...