Barbara Walters is hosting "A Barbara Walters Special: A Matter of Life and Death." highlighting the stories from well known heart patients, which airs on Friday, February 4, 2011 on ABC. Walters, a heat patient herself, will interview President Bill Clinton, David Letterman, Robin Willians, Regis Philbin and Charlie Rose, according to a press release form ABC.
"I realized there was really no alternative, if I wanted to live, I had to do this," President Bill Clinton
"I would find myself busting into tears and sobbing uncontrollably," David Letterman
The celebrity heart patients open up to Walters to tell their emotional stories about their triuph over heart disease. Wamlers provides an intimate portrait of the laughter and teamr in thie special about a very important health topic.
Even though a half a million Americans annually will have their chests cracked open and their hearts literally stopped and repaired, open heart surgery remains shrouded in fear and mystery. As Walters says, "It's no big deal... just a matter of life and death."
Many Americans are ticking time bombs and they don't even know it. Heart disease is America's No. 1 killer - half of us will die from it, and it doesn't discriminate. "It's astounding that people think that heart disease is a disease of men, when in fact, it kills more women," says Dr. Kathy Magliato, one of the few female heart surgeons in the world. But women do not have the same symptoms as men, and this report describes the difference.
"Take advantage of the technology and the care that's available. There's no reason why a man or woman in this day and age should unexpectedly drop dead of a heart attack," says Letterman.
"A Barbara Walters Special: A Matter of Life and Death" premieres on ABC on Friday, February 4, 2011.
Comments
It would be nice if Barbara actually had a women on her show to tell her story too. More women than men die for heart attacks but noone seems to realize that face and she is just representing men with the celebrities she has chosen. A balanced approach would tell a more accurate story to America?
Absolutely. Heart disease is the number one killer of women in world, including the US. It would have been nice if she represented this in her show.
why don't they say discuss the people that has had the surgery and he outcome was terrible.My mother was in her early 60's vary vary active,went in for the surgery and died during surgery,My husband had the surgery also ,he had his in march and never came home till the end of may,he suffered a stroke and had to go to a rehab hospital,then to a nursing home,he had another stroke and had to be hospitalized again.We were quite active,now he can no longer drive,we cannot travel,our quality of life is not good,he even regrets having the surgery.
INTERESTING! But, the underlying reason why so many people to not seek medical attention-is "COST". For the medically under insured and the uninsured, the most basic medical attention is not an option.
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