School teacher’s survival of heart condition celebrated

Rachell Nilles of Hot Springs will be a special guest at American Heart Association’s Rapid City Ball on March 1
  • Hot Springs’ Rachel Nilles, who is a school teacher in Oelrichs, poses for a selfie with her children, Leon and Mira Palyan, atop the Crazy Horse Memorial during a recent Volksmarch. In April 2024, while helping coach a youth soccer practice, Nilles suffered a form or an aneurysm in her chest within the walls of her aorta. Courtesy photo
    Hot Springs’ Rachel Nilles, who is a school teacher in Oelrichs, poses for a selfie with her children, Leon and Mira Palyan, atop the Crazy Horse Memorial during a recent Volksmarch. In April 2024, while helping coach a youth soccer practice, Nilles suffered a form or an aneurysm in her chest within the walls of her aorta. Courtesy photo
    HOT SPRINGS – While helping a pair of U8 youth soccer coaches run a practice at Butler Park in April 2024, Rachel Nilles of Hot Springs suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest.When recently recalling the life-threatening situation, the now 35-year-old single mother of two said she had never previously experienced any kind of chest pain or discomfort. Fearful of what was happening insid...

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