Grieving Mom Hospitalized with Rare ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’ After Veteran Son’s Suicide

Grieving mom hospitalized with rare ‘broken heart syndrome’ after veteran son’s suicide

A distraught mother who thought she was having a heart attack was instead hospitalized with broken heart syndrome — otherwise known as takotsubo syndrome (TTS) — less than a year after her veteran son tragically took his own life. Dawn Turner, 57, of the U.K., lost her son in August of last year.…

Mom hospitalized with ‘broken heart’ after soldier son takes own life

"Broken heart syndrome can look and feel like a heart attack. It’s a warning sign for me, and for anyone."