Salida man survives after heart stops for almost an hour due to complications from rare infection
(WorldNews Health)

AURORA, Colo. - Some people might consider Brian McNeill a walking miracle. The 38-year-old from Salida is married to his high school sweetheart, Kelsey. Together, the couple has two daughters, ages 4 and 8. Brian is an active Coloradan and considers himself a relatively healthy guy. He had his aortic valve replaced three years ago due to a birth defect but says otherwise, he has had no major health issues. That all changed in July 2018. `I noticed that my right foot started to hurt really bad,` he told FOX31. Brian had to be airlifted to a hospital in Colorado Springs, where doctors diagnosed him with a blood clot. `And we thought everything was going to be hunky-dory after that,` Brian...