Coming, as I do, from a journalism background I am well aware that good news doesn't sell. It is very difficult to spread the word about dramatic changes in people's lives, when those changes are all about good news. Headlines are about the opposite! Mayhem, tragedy, corruption, and disasters sell newspapers.
So what to do when surrounded by stories about people who were told to go home and die and who courageously decline that offer, travel half way around the world and receive a relatively simple procedure that gives them back their life? Congestive Heart Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathy and PAD patients know all too well the tiredness and despair that accompany a deteriorating and terminal condition. So, too, do their loved ones who stand by helplessly as the patient uses up all that modern medicine has to offer - more drugs, more surgery, more stents. And then, "I'm sorry but there is nothing more we can do for you."
Hearing the stories about these people without hope and seeing them become more active and energetic, throwing away their wheelchair for the golf course or simply being able to lift and cuddle a grandchild is inspiring. Getting their stories published is frustrating!!
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