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
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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
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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Nov 2012
It’s time
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“One out of two of you women will be impacted by cardiovascular disease in your lifetime. It is the leading killer of women and closely held secret, for reasons I don’t know.” This is a great TedTalk at TedX Women by Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, titled “The single biggest health threat women face.” What […]
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Nov 2012
Tonight was my first official appearance as the Go Red for Women spokeswoman for 2013 — a kickoff event for Minnesota’s 10th year of Go Red. The event was fun, and my remarks went well, but I was surprised at how nervous I was. I should not have been — every face I could see […]
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Oct 2012
Picture Day
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Today was a pretty big day around here. The long-scheduled day when the American Heart Association communications team would interview me (and my husband) for a Go Red for Women video in our own living room. Our boys were filmed with us, doing regular family things like playing outside, eating a snack, and playing a game. […]
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Oct 2012
I’m excited and honored to report that I’m now a syndicated blogger! I’m the newest blogger for Sister to Sister: The Women’s Heart Health Foundation. Founded in 1999, Sister to Sister works to prevent heart disease in women through programming, education, awareness, and outreach. Their portal myHeartHealth includes assessment tools, information on diet and exercise, […]
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Sep 2012
Just Like Me
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He’s a distance runner. Just like me. A parent. Just like me. A spouse. Just like me. A sibling. Just like me. He’s young. Just like me. Younger, even, than me. He had no risk factors, other than high cholesterol and family history. Just like me. He continued running. Just like me. The first mile […]
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Sep 2012
Today is World Heart Day, organized by the World Heart Federation. (I will be celebrating by joining my first-ever Twitter chat at noon central time. Follow @thehearttruth and #HeartChat if you’d like to join in.) The focus this year is on women and children and cardiovascular disease. I’m so pleased to see this issue continue […]
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Sep 2012
Here are American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women real women’s stories of 2012. So many of them so like much like mine. I’m glad to hear the message focusing on all the different kinds of heart attack symptoms women may experience. They are not what you’d expect, and that makes awareness and vigilance even […]
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