After going for a run one afternoon last June, Northwest Georgia resident Joy Reeves felt slightly nauseous and sick to her stomach. She went home, made dinner for her family and went to sleep that night.
Reeves woke up sweating, with stabbing pain in her chest. Her instincts kicked in and she called a health care provider friend to talk her through her symptoms.
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