“Oprah is signed on to help, and a lot of celebrity friends have agreed to help me raise money for Make-A-Wish. We want to make the world a better place for innocent children. I cried my heart out when my father died from cancer. I wish I was smarter, wiser like a doctor, to save these children from dying.” WorldWantHeartChildrenHelpingFatherWishDyingMy HeartDoctorsDiedRaisesCancerInnocentHelp MeCriedSmarterWiserBetter PlaceFather DiedMy Father DiedMake A WishInnocent Children Author:Criss Angel
“The moment the doctor said he wanted to do a biopsy, in my heart I thought I'd probably got it. But I also know a lot of people who have also had prostate cancer, so I had a reasonably good idea what to expect.” PeopleKnowsHeartSaidIdeasMomentsWantedMy HeartDoctorsCancerGood IdeasProstateProstate CancerBiopsy Author:Andrew Lloyd Webber
“My heart, my lungs, my blood - they've all been checked. I remember one of the doctors almost being disappointed when he showed me the results because he couldn't wait to tell me what smoking was doing to me. But there was nothing there.” HeartRememberWaitingResultsBloodMy HeartDoctorsSmokingDisappointedLungsBeing Disappointed Author:Simon Cowell
“There is no food closer to my heart than cheese. In fact, according to my doctor, it has nearly filled my aorta.” HeartFactsMy HeartDoctorsFilledCheese Author:Stephen Colbert
“The morning after I had my heart bypass, the doctor called and said, Soon you'll be able to have sex. I said, I've heard that for years.” YearsHeartSaidAbleSexMorningHeardMy HeartDoctorsBypassMorning After Author:David Letterman
“A few years ago, when I was writing songs for my first album, I was staying with Michael Feinstein as I often did. I was working on a pilot. My grandma was very sick at the time. She died of complications from alcoholism. She always used to say [in his grandma's voice], "Red wine is good for my heart. That's what my doctor said." And we'd say, "Yeah, but not for breakfast." Unfortunately, it was the thing that killed her. I felt inspired to write a song about her and what that meant for her life and for all of us. I was writing it in Michael's house.” WritingYearsFirstsHeartSaidUsedSongHouseFeltVoiceMy HeartRedYears AgoDoctorsSickDiedYeahWineInspiredAlbumsStayingBreakfastPilotsAlcoholismGrandmaWriting SongsComplicationMy GrandmaRed Wine Author:Cheyenne Jackson
“People who came to the clinics or came to the fundraiser knew what was happening in their state but didn't realize the profundity of what was happening all over the place. But the third thing [was] that at every single clinic I went to, somebody who worked there - it could have been the doctor, it could have been the receptionist - said, "Thank you for coming, no one ever comes." And it broke my heart...I've used these services, I've had an abortion, I got to be where I am because of access to making choices to have the life I wanted.” PeopleHeartHas BeensSaidStatesWantedUsedChoicesRealizingMy HeartHappeningsDoctorsThirdsAccessBrokeAbortionCould Have BeenClinicMaking ChoicesProfundityBroke My HeartFundraiserReceptionistsThank You For Coming Author:Lizz Winstead
“Sometimes, after I'd gone at the coke like one of those snow plows moving up First Avenue, I'd think my heart was over on the dresser, pounding, and I was watching it. I asked some of the doctors who drifted through the intensive-care unit what kind of effect total cocaine abuse has on the heart and they said things like, "Well, there's not enough valid information...." That kind of answer.” ThinkingFirstsWellsHeartKindSaidSometimesEnoughCareMovingAnswersGoneEffectsInformationMy HeartDoctorsAbuseSnowUnitsThey SaidAvenuesDoctor WhoCocaineCokeDressersMoving UpIntensive Care Unit Author:George Carlin
“I always wanted to be acting but...my parents (who are Cambodian) wanted me to be something else with more stability, like a doctor or lawyer. My heart wasn't in that and I'm really glad I followed my heart.” HeartWantedParentActingMy HeartDoctorsLawyerGladStability Author:Ellen Wong