Local chef survives torn aorta after transforming her health

OREGON, Ohio — Chef Ella Dudek spent years cooking for celebrities like Bob Seger and Elton John, working grueling 20-hour days that nearly cost her everything.

At 600 pounds, she suffered her first heart attack at 42 years old.

“My first heart attack happened after I got off the road with Elton John and Billy Joel,” Dudek said. “One of the nurses was like, ‘What have you done to yourself at 42 years old?'”…

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