Last February was my first heart month and it surprised me by being a big deal. One of the things I did, quietly, was go to the Go Red for Women Casting Call at the Mall of America. Each year several women are chosen as Go Red spokeswomen, and I knew that if I didn’t […]
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Aug 2012
Gone Red
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Jun 2012
I really love this series of videos by the American Heart Association. They are designed to teach and encourage “hands-only CPR” and raise awareness about the importance of treating heart attack victims as fast as possible. Thank you to comedians Ken Jeong and Jennifer Coolidge for lending their talent and visibility to heart disease! Enjoy!
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Apr 2012
Reporting In
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I love a good infographic. What a fun trend and great way to present information in our ever-more-visual, data-saturated media age. So of course I’m going to love a heart-health infographic, and this one from the Wall Street Journal does not disappoint. (Click on it to see larger.) It accompanied an article called “The Guide […]
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Feb 2012
I was surprised at how much American Heart Month meant to me. Maybe because having a disease is, at its core, a very lonely thing. No matter how much others care, no one really knows what it feels like — or how it makes you feel — to just be. So I set out to […]
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Feb 2012
I was asked to speak at a United Hospital Foundation event celebrating American Heart Month and to share my “patient story.” The annual event, “Celebrating the Hearts of Women” focuses on women’s heart health and prevention, and was held February 22. I was nervous, but it went well, and I made it through without crying […]
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Feb 2012
I always love a flash mob video, but this one got to me a little bit. Midway through the camera captures some people holding signs thanking scientists, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, clinical trial participants, and others who work every day to manage, cure, or prevent heart disease. I was looking for flash mob fun but found […]
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Feb 2012
No Joke
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If you are an avid follower of heart disease news like me, there’s no way you missed these headlines: Apparent heart attack at Heart Attack Grill At Heart Attack Grill, diner’s symptom’s weren’t fake Apparently this restaurant in Las Vegas has made a theme out of unhealthy living. People who weigh over 350 pounds eat […]
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Feb 2012
Yoga Power
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I heart yoga. I started about 18 months ago, shortly after leaving my full-time job. It had been on my I-really-should-but-don’t-have-time list for years, and I finally screwed up my courage and took a beginner’s class at a studio down the street from me. I had the best teacher who seemed to read my mind […]
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Feb 2012
My sons’ school participates in Jump Rope for Heart every year. The children learn about heart health, jump rope for as long as they can (in our school it is a gym class unit), and raise money for the American Heart Association. This year, Jump Rope for Heart is a big deal to my 10-year-old, […]
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Feb 2012
Now You Know
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Heart disease is the number one killer of women in this country. Number. One. It kills more women than the next four diseases combined, including all forms of cancer. But it didn’t kill me. At age 37 and in training for a marathon, I had a heart attack. With no risk factors save a family […]
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