Twenty twenty-three turned out to be a year of unimaginable challenges for 39-year-old Laura Montoya. In March, her husband, Monty, a former Marine, stepped on a landmine while volunteering in Ukraine, losing a foot. As she navigated the aftermath of Monty’s traumatic injury, which required multiple trips to hospitals overseas and a move from Las […]
Thanks to cutting-edge cardioneuroablation procedure, twins are on pace to live life without pacemakers
The year they turned 6, life took quite the turn for Gabe and Drew Wherley, identical twins from New Philadelphia, Ohio. The twins were in kindergarten. One day, Gabe had a seizure while at recess on his school’s playground. “Seizures were frequent for me,” said Gabe, “but this one was different. I was out […]
After heart ablation procedure done without radiation exposure, Tallmadge man hopes to eventually remove his pacemaker
Certain things stick out clearly in Kenny Roberts’ mind, especially the day he passed out while playing basketball 27 years ago. He remembers being rushed by ambulance to Akron Children’s emergency room. Later, it was the look on his parents’ faces when they learned Kenny had an abnormal heartbeat that required a pacemaker to ensure […]
