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"Welcome! I am Tom Little, President of Mended Hearts, Inc., Chapter 127 in Cookeville, Tennessee. On behalf of all our members, my wife, Lucile, and I personally invite you to come and join us in the most supportive, caring, and sharing group in the upper Cumberlands for heart patients and their familes.

Why can we say this? Because most of our members have likely experienced the same general type of heart trauma that you have undergone, or surgery that you are considering.

No one, other than someone who has 'been there, done that,' can as completely relate to the physical, emotional, and other changes that are occurring in your life . . . nor as completely share with you that

the doubts and fears you have are mostly normal and should be expected.

Administrators and professional cardiac staff at Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) consider 'Mended Hearts,' an INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR SUPPORT NETWORK for heart patients.

As you browse through this website, you will not only learn about our parent organization, Mended Hearts, Inc., but more specifically about our local chapter, its members, activities, programs, and the information and educational resources that are available to you.

We sincerely hope that we all can be of help to you, in a personal rather than a technical, medical way, and that in time you too may be drawn to share your experiences with others and join us in mending hearts."