When it comes to heart failure, Richard Hawkins, 68, of Riverside, California, has a tale to tell. And, unlike many heart failure (HF) stories, his ultimately has a happy ending. But only after he died more than once and started living with his third heart. Richard has an underdiagnosed cause of HF called amyloid transthyretin cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM).
Adrienne was 27 and had just given birth to her second son when she had her stroke. She writes today to encourage everyone to learn the warning signs of a stroke using the acronym F.A.S.T. – F – face drooping, A – arm weakness, S – speech difficulty and T – time to call 9-1-1.
Toni is a stroke survivor and American Heart Association volunteer. Toni shared her story as part of a video series produced for American Stroke Month by Together to End Stroke national sponsor, Bayer Aspirin. Here, she shares her thoughts on what making the video meant to her.
There’s still time to apply to become a Know Diabetes by Heart ambassador
Paul Carr was a long-time employee of the U.S. Government Printing Office in Boston when he suddenly had a stroke. He spent six months in rehab and never returned to work. It’s been ten years since his incident. Today Paul lives a full and independent life, supported by his loving, extended family, occupational therapy, and daily use of Constant Therapy.
Mike Willis is an orthopedic surgeon, a father of young children, and an avid outdoorsman. He is also a survivor of an ischemic stroke that resulted in left-sided hemiplegia(paralysis). Mike shared his story as part of a video series produced for American Stroke Month by Together to End Stroke national sponsor, Bayer Aspirin. Here, he shares his thoughts on what making the video meant to him.
Laura Pugh had a stroke at age 38. She shares the lifestyle changes she's made to avoid having another
Annie Smith - Producing a video to tell my stroke story was personally scary but, emotionally therapeutic.Annie shared her story as part of a video series produced for American Stroke Month by Together to End Stroke national sponsor, Bayer Aspirin. Here, she shares her thoughts on what making the video meant to her.
Melissa at Trials & Tresses writes about all aspects of living a well-balanced life. While she normally blogs about taming spending and managing natural hair, this month she takes a moment to share about her family’s efforts to tame high blood pressure.
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