Behind the Headlines: Sask. mother reflects on surviving heart failure

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Six years ago, Meredith Rhinas was lying in a hospital bed, recovering from open-heart surgery after her condition had deteriorated to the point of heart failure. Now, as she looks at the life she's built, she said it's hard to believe she once feared she wouldn’t survive to raise her children. 650 CKOM's Brittany Caffet takes us Behind the Headlines.
12 Feb English Canada News

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