"Modern Family" star Julie Bowen has shared she thought her life was "over" when she was diagnosed with a heart disorder after college.

Julie Bowen of "Modern Family" was diagnosed with Sick sinus syndrome that led to her needing a pacemaker in her 20s. She admits she often forgets about it.

The “Modern Family” star played Virginia Venit in the first film, the PR director for the golf tour Happy Gilmore joins, who helps him shape up his image. The two eventually fall for each other and in the sequel have a family, though Bowen noted that her appearance in the new one is brief.