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Emma Willis 'Terrified' After Conversation with Cardiologist
Emma Willis promotes the British Heart Foundation's campaign featuring 65 red benches to raise awareness and support for lifesaving heart research.
- Emma Willis, broadcaster, is backing a national awareness drive for people living with heart conditions and has shared the shock of her hole in the heart diagnosis.
- Emma Willis discovered she had an atrial septal defect during a routine check last January, and it was closed two months later at Royal Brompton Hospital, London.
- Opening up about the diagnosis, Emma Willis said `The last thing I expected my cardiologist to say was that it was a congenital heart condition.` and added `I won’t let fear define me,` hoping her story helps others.
- The British Heart Foundation is unveiling 65 red benches across the UK, each carrying a survivor's name and message, while Dr Charmaine Griffiths urged donations for lifesaving research.
- Patients' stories ranged from childhood surgery to ongoing adult treatment, including Mrs Nicholls, who had keyhole surgery at four, and Michelle White, 48 from Manchester, who underwent 13 heart procedures.
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Gloucestershire Live+6 Reposted by 6 other sources
Emma Willis 'terrified' after conversation with cardiologist
The presenter says 'my perspective on life shifted'
·Gloucester, United Kingdom
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The Northern Echo+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Emma Willis says she was ‘floored’ by hole in the heart diagnosis
The broadcaster was told she had a congenital condition.
·County Durham, United Kingdom
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left, 45% Center
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