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Good news for our small miracle

cathi570
  • By cathi570 · Posted May 18, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • My daughter and I took little Bodach, our foster kitten, to an adoption event at Barnes and Noble last weekend. We spent 10 hours in the store both Saturday and Sunday promoting the SPCA bookfair and ...

A little less stress

MissMPB
  • By MissMPB · Posted May 18, 2013
  • 1 reply
  • Hi All, Well today I finally get into my apartment after 4 months of stress in what my sister nicknamed "HOH" which stands for House of Hate. My Fiance and I had to misfortune to have to live with his ...

Watch WomenHeart's briefing on afib & stroke in Hispanic women on YouTube!

WomenHeartStaff
  • By WomenHeartStaff · Posted May 15, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • Did you miss WomenHeart’s Capitol Hill launch yesterday of our new program on atrial fibrillation and stroke risk in Hispanic American women? Then watch it on WomenHeart TV on YouTube! Available here ...

WomenHeart/Burlington webinar is tomorrow!

WomenHeartStaff
  • By WomenHeartStaff · Posted May 14, 2013
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  • Last chance to register for WomenHeart and Burlington Coat Factory’s national patient education webinar, ‘Empowering Women to Take Charge of their Heart Health,’ taking place tomorrow, 6 p.m. ET. Register ...

2 open heart surgeries

Meme1958
  • By Meme1958 · Posted May 13, 2013
  • 15 replies
  • Has any one had a pain in the left breast? My cardio told me it was scar tissue and that arthritis has probably set up. An the only thing that helps is to push on it and I told him I can't go around holding ...

Rodeo #2

Kate1972
  • By Kate1972 · Posted May 12, 2013
  • 4 replies
  • In February of this year I was told that I must have my aortic valve replaced once again. I was told I had severe aortic stenosis. In September of 2012 & I was told that the tissue valve was doing what ...

Radio tuning and prinzmetals.

Fruitgum55
  • By Fruitgum55 · Posted May 11, 2013
  • 4 replies
  • Over the lat 20 years I really thought I had a handle on this prinzmetals angina, but life is still full of surprises . Today I decided I needed a new radio and CD player, as mine was a mass of crackles ...

National Women's Health Week: May 12th-18th

4believers
  • By 4believers · Posted May 11, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • Honoring my recovery ( from heart valve replacement & two pace maker surgeries) & every survivor who continues to keep moving forward. Please feel free to encourage one family member, co-worker, church ...

FOUR DAYS TILL OUR PROGRAM LAUNCH OF AFIB AND STROKE RISK IN HISPANIC WOMEN

WomenHeartStaff
  • By WomenHeartStaff · Posted May 10, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • WomenHeart’s congressional briefing and program launch on atrial fibrillation and stroke risk in Hispanic-American women is taking place in four days! Register for this May 14 briefing here: https://www.research.net/s/55C7XQC ...

3 years!!!

debbied1971
  • By debbied1971 · Posted May 10, 2013
  • 4 replies
  • It has been 3 years since my SCAD while pregnant and single bypass ten months later. Both my beautiful daughter and I are doing wonderful. As the song says, "in my daughter's eyes, I see the future ...

the hard part is done

shaina13
  • By shaina13 · Posted May 6, 2013
  • 3 replies
  • hey every one i finally had my surgery done to help my heart its something like a pace maker how ever i still have to give it time to heal i do feel a lot better then before i just have to stay away from ...

Handbags and Hearts

WomenHeartStaff
  • By WomenHeartStaff · Posted May 6, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • SPONSORED –Today is the launch of Handbags & Hearts! Help WomenHeart raise up to $200K by taking the Handbags & Hearts pledge to be prepared for a sudden heart attack by carrying Bayer® Aspirin in your ...

Co-Pay Cards Improve Heart Medication Adherence

WomenHeartStaff
  • By WomenHeartStaff · Posted May 6, 2013
  • 1 reply
  • Co-pay card programs help lessen patients’ financial hurdles, making it more likely they will fill their prescriptions rather than avoiding filling them. They also provide patient education for improved ...

Patty

DELvecc
  • By DELvecc · Posted May 4, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • Had a mitral and aortic valve replaced, plus a pacemaker and then an infection to the chest wound. They re-opened the chest and cleaned it out and started a wound pump. Wound pump came out eight weeks ...

Speaker Slate Annc'd-WHeart Briefing on Afib & Stroke in Hispanic Women

WomenHeartStaff
  • By WomenHeartStaff · Posted May 2, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • Register for WomenHeart's briefing and program launch on afib and stroke risk in Hispanic-American Women! Register here: https://www.research.net/s/55C7XQC The briefing is taking place Tuesday, May 14 ...

Heart Week In Australia starts this Sunday

SueHE
  • By SueHE · Posted May 2, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • On Sunday it is the start of Australia's heart week. Please spread the word all week, try to wear Red as a symbols of your support for all heart people. The stats are growing higher in women and the word ...

REGISTRATION LINK HAS CHANGED FOR BURLINGTON/WOMENHEART NAL WEBINAR

WomenHeartStaff
  • By WomenHeartStaff · Posted May 1, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • Attention: the registration link for the Burlington Coat Factory/WomenHeart national patient education webinar “Empowering Women to Take Charge of Their Heart Health” has changed. Please re-register at ...

An All-Purpose Course of Action

LadybuginGeorgia
  • By LadybuginGeorgia · Posted May 1, 2013
  • 15 replies
  • We are all sick with something. I happen to be afflicted with pulmonary sarcoidosis, asthma, coronary artery disease, and type II diabetes. Cool. And sometimes I get ill - really ill - and cranky and ...

Another Stress Test

Veraella
  • By Veraella · Posted May 1, 2013
  • 2 replies
  • So, I got two stents on February 15th after failing my first stress test. I passed a regular stress test a week after receiving those stents. I have continued chest pain and shortness of breath. So, my ...

Sharing Community Information

4believers
  • By 4believers · Posted May 1, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • May : National Stroke Awareness Month http://strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/W arningSigns/Stroke-Warning-Signs-and-Sym ptoms_UCM_308528_SubHomePage.jsp Please feel free to share with your family & friends ...

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