Heartbeats

Season 2

Documentary reality series chronicling the experiences of women and staff at Sunnybrook and Women's College Hospitals in Toronto.

Where to Watch Season 2

16 Episodes

  • Back to the Hospital
    E1
    Back to the HospitalA young mother's life is thrown into doubt by a potentially fatal disease. Twenty years after Melissa lost her eye in a freak accident, she's back in hospital to remove a face-distorting growth that could be damaging her brain.
  • More Complications
    E2
    More ComplicationsDue to complications in Melissa's growth removal, the risk of deadly brain infection escalates. Terry's brain tumor has advanced despite aggressive chemotherapy. Now she'll soon learn if a new and experimental combination of chemo will bring her better news.
  • Struggles
    E3
    StrugglesAn independent businesswoman and mother of three confronts the unthinkable. Doctors struggle to find the cause of Melissa's nausea.
  • Moving On
    E4
    Moving OnA 35-year-old mother of three elects to have a mastectomy to fight one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer. A young woman steels herself to undergo yet another surgery, but will it finally put the memory of a devastating work accident behind her.
  • Threatened Pregnancy
    E5
    Threatened PregnancyA vacation in South Africa is rudely interrupted by a troubling discovery. A young woman's first pregnancy is threatened by a blood disease that could send her to emergency at any time.
  • Agressive Treatment
    E6
    Agressive TreatmentAfter months of aggressive treatment, Karen receives news of her lung cancer. The final hurdle for the birth of Nicole's child is a leap she's not certain she can make.
  • New Treatment Plans
    E7
    New Treatment PlansPamela has to surrender her life to the emotional grind and physical side effects of daily radiation to fight breast cancer. Will she be selected to try groundbreaking new treatment? Pregnant with twins, Manuela's high blood pressure puts her life, and that of her babies, at risk.
  • Expecting the Unexpected
    E8
    Expecting the UnexpectedManuela's high-risk pregnancy takes an unexpected turn. Stephanie's terrifying diagnosis threatens not only her chance of having children, but her very survival.
  • Last Chance
    E9
    Last ChanceSuddenly engulfed in silence, a cochlear implant is Jennifer's last chance to hear again. With dreams of having a family at stake, Stephanie has tumors on her ovaries, but only surgery will reveal if they're malignant and invasive.
  • No Guarantees
    E10
    No GuaranteesStephanie's surgery takes an unexpected turn. Jennifer's cochlear implant gets turned on, but there are no guarantees it will work.
  • Crippling Pain
    E11
    Crippling PainA vibrant young journalist confronts life altering news. Anne's life is almost shut down by the crippling pain she's endured for too long.
  • Stop the Spread
    E12
    Stop the SpreadA young journalist undergoes intricate surgery to stop the spread of thyroid cancer. A medical school graduate's life has been ruled by pain for too long and must finally confront risky back surgery.
  • Movement Tests
    E13
    Movement TestsA young journalist and editor must ingest radioactive iodine to fight off thyroid cancer. Carol's team tests for movement to see if she suffered catastrophic spinal damage.
  • Chemotherapy
    E14
    ChemotherapyA young woman must face the effects of chemotherapy as she battles Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Signy's dreams of figure skating glory are doused by the agony of a fractured foot.
  • Cochlear Implant
    E15
    Cochlear ImplantGrace needs a painful thyroid removed. Rachel's never known the full world of sound, a cochlear implant could change all of that for the first time in her life, but is she a good candidate?
  • Reconstruction
    E16
    ReconstructionWill Rachel's cochlear implant prove successful? Lisa is a carrier of a deadly breast cancer gene, to fight it she's had a mastectomy and hysterectomy. Now her fears can rest with a final stage: full breast reconstruction.

Cast of Season 2

  • Julie StewartNarrator
  • Maya GallusDirector
  • Jackie MayDirector
  • Karen McKennaDirector
  • Barri CohenDirector / Producer

 

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