An unprecedented case surprised US investigators. Tess and Dan Kossow went through many situations to have a child and none of those attempts were positive. However, Mr. Big came into her life, a Maltese who would change the couple’s life forever.
“Mr. Big had a larger than life personality for being such a small boy, and everyone loved him,” said Tess. The couple’s dog passed away unexpectedly last summer.
For Tess, the loss of Mr. Big was similar to that of a child, something she knows well because one of the attempts to get pregnant ended in miscarriage.
Soon a news would come that would brighten the life of the couple, a new attempt at in vitro fertilization had been successful. The couple had a son named Ferris.
Time after the death of their beloved canine, Tess, Dan and Ferris reunited with Tess’s parents on a farm for Halloween.
As they walked Tess felt a sharp pain in her left arm. ANDThe pain was accompanied by an intense sensation of pressure in the chest. They immediately called the emergency services. Paramedics rushed her to a hospital 20 minutes away.
After being treated, and presumably recovered, They drove two hours home to Carmel, Indiana, and the chest pains returned. Then he went into cardiac arrest.
“They said I died. My heart stopped and there was no blood flowing, “said Tess according to SfGate.
Doctors resuscitated her, then hooked her up to a ventilator and put her into a drug-induced coma. Doctors were surprised that a healthy woman, followed a nutritious diet, exercised regularly, and had no family history of heart disease went into cardiac arrest,
Everything changed when they learned about Mr. Big and his story. Specialists diagnosed Tess with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a temporary form of heart failure caused by acute stress or pain that is also known as broken heart syndrome.
About two months later, a defibrillator was implanted in his chest. “There’s nothing I’ve done wrong to make this happen the first time, and we’re not sure if it couldn’t happen again,” said Dr. Jeffrey R. Mossler, a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Indiana University Health.
Tess was grateful to be alive, although she also experienced episodes of depression and anxiety. Determined to raise awareness of heart disease, Tess is now a volunteer for the American Heart Association and was named one of their “Women of Impact.”
Dan and Tess adopted a Havanese puppy, Gatsby. He quickly felt at home, he became friends with Ferris and the family cat.
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