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falling asleep and they might even have thought the warming to harm themselves on Capitol Hill, an outpouring of support from majority leader Chuck Schumer to rank and file colleagues did you see any signs of this. You know, I think we've been worried about him just because of his health and the freshman Democrat just got out of the hospital last week after suffering from light-headedness although doctors cleared him in two days after a round of test the former Pennsylvania, lieutenant governor, suffered a stroke last may which forced him to take time off the trail during an intense campaign for US Senate we already knew that was going to be a challenge given you know somebody it's in recovery of having a stroke. The American stroke Association says Post stroke depression is common, affecting about a third of stroke survivors several Senators tell me they hope better men's disclosure reduces some of the stigma around mental health. So that others can get the care they need. Nicole Killian, CBS news Capitol Hill. Sad news for fans and family of actor Bruce Willis, who has been diagnosed with a degenerative dementia for which there is no treatment. Cbs news medical contributor Dr. David Agus explains Hunter temper dementia is when the front on temporal regions of the brain have the neuron just slowly wither away what happens with this progressive diseases. The average life expectancy after diagnosis is kind of 5 to 6 years in overtime at the severe level which he is now health declines in a very precipitous way a medical breakthrough means a single father gets more time with his kids it's moments like this that may Jason banner decide to take a chance on the moon method of heart transplantation. I'm thankful for everything that is given me so far. And and that's the gift of life. The single father of two, discovered in 2005. He had a genetic heart condition. Last year he was Hospitalized with an irregular heartbeat, which causes poor blood flow. They were basically telling me my heart was ready to give out any moment better was transferred to Duke University hospital for treatment. While he awaited a heart transplant during 2022 almost 85 100 people were on the wait list, but fewer than half received hearts because there weren't enough donors to increases odds better agreed to participate in a procedure called donation after circulatory death the use of this technology is the biggest thing to happen in heart transplant some sort response started traditionally a heart has been removed from a body and then putting a tray ice what's different about this the hardest connected to essentially a miniaturized heart, lung machine that that actually pumps blood into the heart and so not only does that allowed to recover we can transport as far as we need to this new device expands the number of hearts available for transplant by increasing the distance the donor hearts can travel previously hearts needed to be transplanted within approximately 4 hours you successfully transplanted a heart that was on this machine for more than 9 out we can go further and think about using hearts that are not going to be used just because of distance alone last June then received a heart flown in from out of state. This is a heart you would not have been able to get before truth that has given me the opportunity to hear from my family all because an organ donor gave him a second chance at life. Dr. John the puck CBS news new York actress rock Elwell died this week after a brief illness at the age of 82. We do have a miss Rocco well in the 19 sixty's and 70 she was one of the most recognizable celebrities in the World scrutinize thank you you were ever rock Hill Welce went cameras were not far her big break came in the 1966 film one million years BC introducing the families by Kelly well there's some space most honest company of this or any other Yeah but it wasn't the film rather it was a poster from the film with wealth appearing in the deer skin bikini the turned her into a sex symbol. Soon she was walking the red carpet at the Oscars. Beautiful rock Elwell her striking curvaceous figure was part of what made were kill Welsh famous wanted to be an actor's and then Fortunately when puberty arrived I started getting some of the equipment and I realize that this could be helpful. And my chosen profession behind the beauty though was an actress who could captivate on film and on stage among her most acclaimed girls came in the 3 Musketeers choosing and be safe here in later years were kill Welsh was happy to go beyond her sex symbol in it. I know that I have that sort of you know sign hanging around my neck where I show up it's just horrific to have been able to move on and have different episodes in my career ended 1997. She even have a view 6 video Steve Futterman, CBS news Los Angeles coming up in the kaleidoscope of black theater veteran looks back and ahead.
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