Help for the heart
Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 years, 6 months AGO
While a system monitor checks the status of his pump, Russ Harold repacks the emergency kit for his left ventricular assist device recently during a checkup at The Rock medical office building. The emergency kit contains spare batteries and a backup computer that controls the pump connected to his heart.
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Wildlife biologists perform health tests on a bighorn ram Wednesday morning at Big Arm State Park. The sheep are not tranquilized but blindfold to help keep them calm during the tests. Feb. 26, 2014 in Big Arm, Montana. (© Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)
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Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake After finishing the final leg of her 91-mile fundraising run, Kelda Latham-Bennett, right, is greeted by Special Olympics athlete Chrissy Siefke in the Flathead Industries parking lot Monday afternoon. Latham-Bennett raised more than $4,000 for Special Olympics of Montana by running from Libby to Kalispell. The two-day run started Sunday at Achievements' Parkside Thrift Store in Libby and concluded Monday afternoon at Flathead Industries in Kalispell. Monday, June 4, 2012 in Kalispell, Montana.