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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Harriet Bullough

Father diagnosed with ‘ticking time bomb’ condition after routine test

A father-of-two has been given the ultimate Christmas gift after surgeons saved his “ticking time bomb” heart and he survived an operation during which he suffered a stroke.

Tim Williams, 50, a director of an engineering company who lives with his wife Ellie Williams, a 56-year-old parenting assessment coordinator, was diagnosed with heart valve disease and an aneurysm in 2016.

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