THAN A DOZEN AWARDS.
SHE'S SURVIVED BY HER SON,
TODD, AND GRANDDAUGHTER, BILLY
LORD.
HER SON SAYS THE DEATH OF HIS
SISTER WAS TOO MUCH FOR HIS
MOTHER, SAYING THAT'S WHAT
TRIGGERED HER STROKE.
CAN SOMEONE REALLY DIE FROM A
BROKEN HEART?
YES!
IT'S CALLED BROKEN HEART
SYNDROME AND HAS TO DO WITH
STRESS HORMONES.
WITH A SUDDEN STRESSFUL
STATE, THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT
OF RELEASE OF THESE HOUR
MONDAYS.
AND THERE IS A POSSIBLE
TOXICITY TO THE HEART MUSCLE,
RENDERING IT WEAK.
Reporter: STRESS BROUGHT ON
BY BRIEF OR ANXIETY CAN CAUSE
SUDDEN AND INTENSE CHEST PAIN
AND CAN LEAD TO HEART FAILURE.
IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS TO WOMEN
OVER THE AGE OF 50.
MOST PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM
BROKEN HEART SYNDROME CAN MAKE
A FULL RECOVERY.
BUT THEY ADD THAT IT'S NOT JUST
