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An apple watch is the hero for Kim Durkee of Maine. Who says the reason she is here today is all thanks to her smart watch.
"It truly saved my life," Kim Durkee told WBZ-TV.
Kim was wearing her smart watch as she always does when it kept alerting her heart was reaching questionable heights.
"The third night the numbers went a little too high for comfort," Kim said. "Then I said you know what, go to the emergency room if they tell you it's nothing to worry about then toss the watch."
She decided to finally visit her doctor who confirmed that her levels were too high, they also discovered a rare heart tumor that could eventually cause a stroke.
"They said 'Well how did you know you had A-fib?' and I said 'Because my watch told me,'" Kim said.
The watch alerting her was the only thing that was out of the normal for Kim. After they made the discovery they scheduled a surgery and removed a tumor that measured 4 centimeters. Doctors told her if they hadn't made this discovery the tumor would have eventually killed her.
"I consider myself to be very lucky, to be here and talking to you," Kim said.
Like many smart watch users Kim purchased it to help her track her walking etc. but she never thought it could one day come to save her life.
Sales on smart watches are sure to go up after reading this story.
SOURCE: CBS NEWS