ANGOLA — The Steuben County Council on Aging has a new board of directors in place after an outgoing group say goodbye and a new group was welcomed aboard.
CHESTERTOWN — The anniversary of American independence has added significance this year for the Friends of Engine 64 Inc., a nonprofit that now owns the Hahn pumper that Chestertown Volunteer
CHESTERTOWN — The anniversary of American independence has added significance this year for the Friends of Engine 64 Inc., a nonprofit that now owns the Hahn pumper that Chestertown Volunteer
The gift of life | For 25 years, someone else s heart is beating in his chest
Larry Slagle received a heart transplant in 1995. Without a new heart, doctors say he would not have lived to see 1996. Author: Marcella Robertson Updated: 11:23 AM EST February 4, 2021
WASHINGTON Larry Slagle knew heart issues ran in his family. His father died from heart-related problems at just 62 years old. As an active cyclist living a healthy lifestyle, Slagle says he wasn t too worried about his own heart.
But it was around the same age, doctors diagnosed him with heart failure too. It was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an inherited heart disease that causes the heart muscle to thicken, making it harder to pump blood.