My biggest fear was not waking up – Roger Black reflects on heart surgery
Two-time Olympic silver-medallist Roger Black feared he would not wake up after he had open heart surgery in January.Black, ...
There was a chance I wouldn’t wake up from operation that saved my life, it scared me, admits Team GB icon Roger Black
TEAM GB icon Roger Black has admitted he was afraid he wouldn’t wake up from the operation that saved his life. Black, 58, underwent open heart surgery last month on a condition he was been ...
'I'm a British Olympic hero and had life-saving surgery - but biggest fear left me terrified'
Roger Black has spoken about the heart surgery he underwent in January and the fear he felt before going under the knife ...
I did not want to be defined by heart issue - Black
Three-time Olympic medallist Roger Black did not want his athletics career to be defined by a lifelong heart issue, as he ...
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Meet one of South Africa’s few black female vascular surgeons
Natal, Dr Sindiswa Ntloko stands as a beacon of inspiration and resilience, breaking barriers as one of the few Black female ...
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Olympic hero Roger Black reveals how close he was to death after life-saving surgery
Triple Olympic medallist Roger Black has revealed that his heart problem that led to a six-hour surgery was much worse than first thought. Black won the bronze in the 4x400metre relay at the ...
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Breaking Barriers | Meet Dr Sindiswa Ntloko one of the few black female vascular surgeons in KZN
Dr Ntloko, who practices from the Lenmed Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre in Durban is one of only three black female vascular surgeons in KwaZulu-Natal and is carving a space for herself in a ...
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Lack of diversity among vascular surgeons
This condition involves plaque build-up in the legs, and affects Black Americans the most. According to the Society of Vascular Surgery, less than 2% of vascular surgeons are Black. Doctors have ...