'I Could've Dropped Dead at Any Time' ; Mum-of-Three Chris Hillier Was Unaware That She Was Suffering Massive Heart Failure. But As She Tells Greg Tindle, an Emergency Operation and Help From Specially Trained Nurses Have Given Her a Second Chance

South Wales Echo › September 17, 2009

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Chris Hillier looks the picture of health but behind the smiles the mother of three is thanking her lucky stars after flirting with death.

Apart from a back problem brought on by 28 years of nursing, Chris had always been fit and healthy, attending the gym and keeping her home spotless with a house proud regime. But just before Christmas last year Chris started to feel unwell, losing her appetite, feeling nauseous and finding she had no energy.

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'I Could've Dropped Dead at Any Time' ; Mum-of-Three Chris Hillier Was Unaware That She Was Suffering Massive Heart Failure. But As She Tells Greg Tindle, an Emergency Operation and Help From Specially Trained Nurses Have Given Her a Second Chance

It was during the night, however, that Chris realised there was perhaps something more seriously wrong. Although finding it difficult to get to sleep, when she did drop off she would startle herself awake and be forced to ...

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