I’m very excited about my “very first” National Wear Red Day on Friday, February 3 – first post heart attack, that is. It’s a simple way to show women that raising awareness about women’s risk is important. But, having left my job last year to stay at home with my boys, I’m without a natural […]
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Feb 2012
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Jan 2012
No Excuses
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I like this phrase from this public service announcement: “Don’t make excuses, make the call.” My symptoms were pain in back, shoulders, and arms, and fatigue. I made lots of excuses for my symptoms. You shouldn’t. Please take 60 seconds to watch, and then pass it on.
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Nov 2011
Why Wait?
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“I think there’s something wrong with me. In case I don’t get back in time, you’d better stay here and take Owen to camp.” I said something like this to my husband around 8:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, after I’d spent the whole night awake, whimpering in pain and popping Advil four at a […]
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Nov 2011
Jenny
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If you are one of the millions like me named Jennifer, you know the Jenny song. You know, “Jenny, I got your number. I’m gonna make you mine. Jenny, don’t change your number . . . 867-5309 ee i en.” That one. (Once at a work/social event for my husband, the band asked if anyone […]
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Nov 2011
This is the best news I’ve heard in a long time. And by long time, I mean since August 14, the day of my heart attack. It turns out that your body will, if you treat it properly, mount its own defense against heart disease and future heart attacks. It grows extra, natural bypass vessels […]
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Nov 2011
Start Today
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Did you know today is National Start Eating Healthy Day? I didn’t either, but thankfully not too much of the day has passed and I didn’t eat unhealthy yet. Phew. But seriously, in honor of today – a campaign of the American Heart Association – here are some eating healthy resources I like. “25 Ridiculously […]
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Oct 2011
At the risk of completely embarrassing myself, I’m sharing this video/commercial. You might recognize the representative heart attack survivor. Seeing and hearing yourself on camera is never a girl’s favorite thing, but the Allina staff did a nice job with the messages on this prevention-oriented video. I’m very glad I got to say things about […]
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Oct 2011
I can’t begin to imagine what it is like to be a person close to me. I don’t know what it’s like to watch someone you love or care about have a heart attack, and I hope I never do. There’s something about being the person who’s in crisis, the subject of the drama, that […]
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Sep 2011
I hope everyone has seen this funny and really, far too realistic video, produced by Go Red for Women, the American Heart Association’s women’s heart health campaign. The day of my heart attack started as a totally normal day, and I expected normalcy to resume at any moment (hmm, still waiting). I called Scott from the ER […]
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Sep 2011
Alright ladies, listen closely. If you haven’t ever had your cholesterol checked, do it now. If you know you have high numbers, start working on it. If you have a family history, get yourself a cardiologist and have a full workup. Know your body and know your risks. Now. As if you need a reason […]
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