Advocate State - IA at You're the Cure

23 Oct 2017 | Ashley Lemke

Share your story: Chris Neff

I am an American Heart Association volunteer and advocate! Growing up, my parents
taught me the importance of helping others.

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10 Oct 2017 | Ashley Lemke

Share your story: Butch & Susie Gibbs

On the evening of April 2, 2004, at the age of 55, I had a rather “shocking” experience when I suffered a sudden cardiac arrest shortly after arriving home after acting in a community play.

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27 Sep 2017 | Ashley Lemke

Meet stroke survivor Contessa Siders

My name is Contessa Siders. I am a stroke survivor and this is my story.

I didn’t realize that my Grandma’s story would later become my story, but it did. Two weeks after my grandmother suffered a stroke, I had mine.

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9 Aug 2017 | Ashley Lemke

Meet Katie Bergen

Get to know Iowa's QSI director.

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7 Jun 2017 | Ashley Lemke

Meet Joan Fishburn

My “why” is my family. I started volunteering for the American Heart Association about 32 years ago after my dad, Louie Breja, suffered a heart attack in July of 1985.

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18 May 2017 | Ashley Lemke

Meet Michele Ruggieri

My "why" is my Uncle, Ray McLaughlin, who passed away April 22, 2016 and my cousin, Maureen McLaughlin, who passed away on April 13, 2010.

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24 Apr 2017 | Amy Ochsner

Share Your Story - Ashley Lemke

Meet Ashley Lemke, Health Strategies Coordinator in Des Moines, Iowa.

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24 Apr 2017 | Amy Ochsner

Meet Gene Wagler

Leap Day is special for Gene Wagler of Clear Lake, IA and his family.

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17 Feb 2017 | Amy Ochsner

Meet Logan Erickson, The 2017 Des Moines Heart Ball Ambassador

Logan's future is unknown and will likely include a heart transplant due to severe heart failure, but for now, Logan is loving every minute of being home with his parents and sisters.

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29 Nov 2016 | Lindsay Eastin

Meet Seth Johnson, Campaign Coordinator

Meet Seth Johnson, Campaign Coordinator for Iowa working on issues like Safe Routes to School and PE in Schools!

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