undo this toni braxton, where have you been all my life? haven t heard t.b. in a long time. all right. before this next story we should tell you that the mother and daughter down in texas that we re going to tell you about are doing just fine. that is a happy ending. yeah. well, that wasn t the case, though, after mom gave birth and then suffered a heart complication that actually nearly killed her. janet st. james of wfaa in dallas has the details. reporter: when karieana karhu was born in late december her mother s heart was filled with pride and love. two weeks later mom s heart very nearly stopped. i received a distressful phone call from my wife. she was very panicked and all she could say was help me, help me. reporter: at the hospital doctors diagnosed suzanne with a coronary dissection, meaning one of the main arteries to her heart had ripped. it actually only took the first picture. i was shaking for about two hours.