February is American Heart Month, and to celebrate, I’ve set a goal of one blog post per day! (I’ve also set a goal of working out every single day too, but that one’s harder to share.) Some of the posts will feature photos and remarks from heart month events and presentations I am making to […]
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Jan 2013
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Jan 2013
This year marks 10 years of Wear Red Day and Go Red for Women! This American Heart Association-Minnesota video shows how far we have come in the fight against heart disease. And how far we have to go.
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Jan 2013
I’m in a PSA
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Last week I recorded this public service announcement with Twin Cities Fox 9 morning anchor Alix Kendall. (And while I’m getting more comfortable with the camera, I still have a ways to go!) This will air on open commercial slots on Fox 9 and my29, which means probably late at night and early morning. Best […]
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Jan 2013
Yesterday was one of those roller coasters: punch-to-the-gut emotional lows followed by relief, support, and happy-tears highs. Seriousness of purpose, silliness in feathers. Ladies who lunch. Women on a mission. The Go Red for Women Luncheon. I had a job to do at this luncheon. I was the survivor story. There was a video about […]
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Jan 2013
February is American Heart Month and February 1 is National Wear Red Day, which raises awareness about women’s risk of heart disease. Say it with me now: Heart disease is the #1 killer of American women, killing more women than the next five causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer. If you want […]
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Jan 2013
A few weeks ago Scott and I were interviewed for a Go Red for Women video, to be used at a fundraising event later this month. Here’s the trailer. (I’m not in it; this is to maintain the mystery, I’m told.) I won’t see the full video until I’m sitting right in the audience with […]
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Jan 2013
Ten years after its founding, Go Red for Women has raised women’s awareness of their #1 killer by 23 percent, saving more than 330 women per day from death by heart disease.
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Dec 2012
I love end-of-the-year “top” lists. About anything, really. It is so interesting to look back on a year and remember what was important in January, what we thought would happen in June, and by December, taking stock of a whole year and looking forward to the next. 2012 was a tough year, personally, nationally, globally. […]
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Dec 2012
I hope you have a blessed holiday with the ones you love most. Thank you for being part of my life this year. Jen
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Dec 2012
This post has been a long time coming. Various titles have floated through my head, my favorite alternate being “B is for Bat-Shit Crazy.” I can’t talk enough about depression and heart disease because it is definitely not talked about enough. It is a big deal. A huge deal. A BFD as Joe Biden might […]
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