Something special happened to me two years ago. I’m here to say that I received the most precious gift of life. A new heart. I am so happy to be here today. I’m a 54 yr old woman that is happily married to my husband for 28 years. I also have a beautiful 27 year
There are an estimated 26 million people living with heart failure worldwide. Typically, a healthy heart beats approximately 100,000 times per day. However, anything that affects the pumping action of the heart has an effect on our body and how we feel. With heart failure, the heart cannot efficiently pump all of the blood your
I thought I was just getting out of shape and since I had always enjoyed good health I assumed I was in control of it. I thought that I could fix it. Up until 2013 I was a healthy, fit, wife and mother of 2 teenage boys. I also had a successful and demanding career.
Weeks and months went by, and I increasingly became more fatigue and coughing a lot. I couldn’t walk very far and I stopped walking my dog. I During Summer of 2014, I had a flu like symptoms that went on for a few weeks. I went to see my family physician and she prescribed me
Due to a genetic mutation, Sunny was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy at the age of 18. Sunny was born in Surrey, British Columbia, a perfectly healthy happy boy who enjoyed pewee football. Due to a genetic mutation, Sunny was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy at the age of 18; shortly after beginning his term at Simon
There are more than 600,000 people living with heart failure in Canada. However, more than one in four people do not know what this chronic illness is, and almost half think that it can be cured, according to research conducted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. There is no cure for heart failure at present.
Needless to say, heart failure and the ‘what ifs’ were always on the back of my mind. I worried about having events at the gym, at dinner, at weddings. Before I start, I want to take this opportunity to thank my donor and donor family. I am so grateful for the gift I was given.
Heart failure is a chronic condition, and after diagnosis, it’s something that most people live with for the rest of their lives. It can affect anyone, at any age, and at present, more than half a million Canadians have heart failure, as reported by the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research. There are several different
Upon first consideration, you may think that heart health and mental health have no connection. However, your mental health can affect your heart, and your heart health can, too, affect your mental wellbeing. An article published by Harvard Health in 2018 reported that individuals living with depression or anxiety are more prone to developing cardiovascular
As the evolution of Canada’s healthcare system continues, an increasing number of Canadians are surviving heart attacks and other acute cardiac conditions, consequently increasing their susceptibility to developing chronic heart failure, as reported by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. At present, there is no cure for the illness, and symptoms can be unpredictable, resulting in
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