Olympians Visit Heart Patients For American Heart Month
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AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)- Some heart patients at the University of Colorado Hospital were treated to a few special visitors on Monday.
Paralympic medalists Allison Jones and Sophia Herzog joined Olympic medalist Erik Johnson at the hospital in Aurora.
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The Olympians visited patients staying on the cardiac floor and showed off their medals. They also talked to the patients about their Olympic experiences.
One patient was scheduled for a heart transplant just hours after the visit, "I got a call that I was getting my heart this afternoon."
The athletes were very supportive, "Wow! Good for you. That's great. We're going to be pulling for you."
February is American Heart Month.
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