Gracyn DenBesten sat in her hospital bed and held out her hands. Her doctors placed an enlarged, discolored-looking blob in her palm. ...more

July 4, 2009

Hernando Beach resident Joe Good has endured a lengthy list of medical maladies, including a heart transplant and two bouts with cancer, but he yearns to get back on the lanes. ...more

February 4, 2009

Dressed in a faded orange shirt, blue sweat pants and sneakers, 28-year-old Erik Compton looks like just another pro golfer hoping to get back on the PGA Tour. ...more

October 19, 2008

When it comes to matters of the heart, Bill Ismer is something of an expert: The retired lawman has had two. ...more

January 16, 2008

2 Hearts, 1 Love "When I received my new heart, I gave it away," says Bill Ismer, whose story about love, life and transplants won him a place in the 2008 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. Ismer ended up marrying the nurse who held his hand through the tough times. ...more

January 13, 2008

When it comes to matters of the heart, Bill Ismer is something of an expert: The retired lawman has had two. ...more

January 12, 2008

When it comes to matters of the heart, Bill Ismer is something of an expert: The retired lawman has had two. ...more

January 10, 2008

When Robyn L'Heureux checked into Tampa General Hospital earlier this year to receive a new heart, she knew the road to recovery would be arduous. ...more

December 21, 2007

SEBRING – You don't need to be a doctor to know that quicker treatment of a heart attack can make a life-or-death difference. Steve Coltharp, Highlands County EMS director, took delivery last week of new, high-tech cardiac monitors that can make such a critical impact. Without a doubt, Coltharp said, lives will be saved by this major upgrade in the heart monitoring equipment which will be carried soon on all Highlands County EMS ambulances. Coltharp's assessment is backed up by Dr. Don Geldart, medical director for county EMS and an emergency room doctor at Florida Hospital's Lake Placid and Wauchula locations. "Absolutely, yes," Geldart answered when asked if the new heart monitors will save lives. ...more

November 5, 2007