The stories that you find here of have been kindly shared by some of our Takotsubo Support Group members. If you would like to share your story on the website, please click on the Takotsubo Story Template submission form HERE. The stories will be available to anyone who accesses the website so please only share details that you are happy to be in the public arena and use a pseudonym if you wish.
For most of her life, Sindy has experienced chest pain and breathlessness on exertion.
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Nadia was a healthy and happy 36 year old with 3 children and a loving husband.
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Gail was 58 years old and in a highly stressful job when she developed Takotsubo syndrome (TTS).
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Holly was 67 years of age when she was diagnosed with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS).
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Janice was 44 years old when she was diagnosed with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS).
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Linda was 47 years old when she was diagnosed with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS).
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Charlotte (Charlie) was 48 years-old when she first developed Takotsubo syndrome (TTS).
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Naomi was 39 years old when she was diagnosed with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS).
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Karen, a Registered Psychotherapist, was 52 when she was diagnosed with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS).
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This story has been provided by Ellen, who herself has experienced TTS. It happened a few years before her TTS episode. It is the story of Ellen’s husband Tom, and his 7-year-old Irish wolfhound, Buddy.
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