He Fixed His Own Heart

When Tal Goles worthy (above) was told he needed life-saving heart surgery in 1993, he said no.

- Sorrel Downer

Golesworthy has Marfan syndrome, a genetic condition affecting the strength and elasticity of connective body tissues, including blood vessels. Back in 1993, when he was living in Cheltenham, in the west of En gland, his doctor told him that a major artery in his heart, the aorta, was so enlarged that it would inevitably rupture unless he underwent major surgery.