Life on the Line Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Heart to Heart

Fri, Apr 4, 201426 mins

For the Escarcega family, their worst nightmare becomes a harrowing reality. Their newborn baby is slowly dying from congenital heart disease. Doctors tell them it is the beginning of the end, unless a heart becomes available for transplant surgery. "Heart to Heart" follows Baby David's journey and reflects on the pioneering efforts of infant heart transplantation that took place 30 years ago with Baby Fae.

Episode 2

Out of the Rubble

Fri, Apr 11, 201426 mins

The 2010 earthquake in Haiti brought utter destruction to the country. Trapped under the rubble for three days, 8-year-old Sebastian Lamothe is faced with the reality of losing his parents, his home and his leg. Yet his courage prevails in the face of death.

Episode 3

End It Now

Fri, Apr 18, 2014

Episode 4

Baby Blue

Fri, Apr 25, 201426 mins

Each year in Egypt alone, 20,000 children are diagnosed with congenital heart disease. Roukaia, a 2-year-old girl from Alexandria, Egypt, received her death sentence the day she was born. Watch as doctors from opposite sides of the globe work together to save thousands of cyanotic children who are waiting in a line that could be longer than their lifetimes.

Episode 5

Armed for the Challenge

Fri, May 2, 201426 mins

"One Arm Willie" Stewart is set to defy his physical limits while training for the physically challenged triathlon USA championships. Determined to help others with disabilities, this world-class athlete demonstrates that disability doesn't mean inability.

Episode 6

Anchoring Hope

Fri, May 9, 201426 mins

Access to health care for many in the Amazon jungle is a challenge. Watch how a health care team on a mission boat gives them hope.