Laura Echegaray
Laura Echegaray is a San Francisco Bay Area teaching artist (Leap for the Arts) and health advocacy educator who appeared on Occupy Health discussing how patients can navigate the hospital system.
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Sep 11, 2026
Oxana OstrovskayaGUEST
And Laura will tell her story that was, again, I think it was a miracle that it was happening right at the same time with our story and together, that brought us together.
Laura EchegarayGUEST
And in that time, after the surgery in 2003, because I had a heart infection, they did the surgery, they changed the valve.
Laura EchegarayGUEST
And then for some unknown reason that hasn't been documented, I ended up having a heart attack and multiple organ failure.
Laura EchegarayGUEST
And when the doctors noticed that I also had sepsis, they gave up on me and they called my family to say their goodbyes.
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