Heart and Soul of A Champion

Dr. Montgomery welcomes a group of former professional athletes into his cardiology practice to create individualized treatment plans for chronic illnesses and get them back to peak levels of performance.

A new critically ill patient presents in very poor health. Dr. Montgomery and the clinical team have to make critical decisions on how to address surprise abnormal findings. 

Dr. Montgomery provides more insight into the benefits of nutritional detox and the importance of procuring food from proper sources as the team works with Ray Waddy on his detox progress to make key decisions on his medication weaning.  Concerns are raised with the test results of Mr. Pope, and more insight is provided on the clinical management of Mr. Mosley.

Due to clinical setbacks, the MHW clinical team has to make adjustments to various treatment plans.  The prospects of defining progress in this setting bring on a number of psychological challenges for the patients and clinical team.  Also, the unexpected travel needs of some of the athletes create other challenges.

After working vigorously to arrange for his transfer from a medical ICU in Virginia to the Texas Medical Center, the MHW Team awaits the return of Mr. Pope in hopes of reversing his severe heart failure.  They also prepare Mr. Green to return to the training fields in recovery from severe dehydration and work to support Mr. Banks in maintaining his detox in hopes of him returning to top form.

The MHW team supports one patient with his return to his earthly home and another with a return to his eternal home. Mr. Green is supported in his transition back onto the training field, where he feels most at home.

The athletes enter their final weeks of training and detox as they plan for their final testing. Culinary experts are brought in to assist them as they start a different phase of their training, testing them on their culinary skills. The MHW team reviews the final outcome data for the athletes, making final assessments in the fitness arena to determine where to go from here.

The team faces challenges and setbacks as they transition from the detox phase. "Half-time" adjustments are made in the aftermath to overcome these challenges and setbacks.