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Feeling so overwhelmed, looking for anyone to relate & ease my mind
I apologize for the long post. It's been a very rough week. So, the love of my life suffered a pretty big stroke last friday, the 10th. It was on the left side of his brain leaving him very weak on his right side, & unable to speak at all. He
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Heart failure
Hello, I am new to this forum. My mother is 53 years young and was diagnosed with heart failure in mid November of this year. Within a week of diagnosis she underwent open heart surgery to repair her mitral valve. She had no major complications...
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EKG still abnormal after bypass surgery
Hello I'm hoping someone can give me some relief and can relate to what I am feeling. My husband is only 37 yrs old and due to genetics had to undergo bypass surgery after having a heart attack. He has what they call the widow maker. His surgery was...
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Help with Finding and Reporting Spam Postings
Good morning all, I would like to ask the community's assistance with an issue. You might have noticed an increase in strange posts by "writing assignment groups" or those similar (meaning they really do not have relevance...
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Technological Advancements
I often point to advances in technology as reasons to be optimistic about our care going forward. Along those lines, I have been researching the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas which is going on right now and is a showplace for the latest in technology....
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Caring for mother with CHF
My mom is only 59 and was diagnosed with CHF a few years ago. She has had several stents and a pacemaker put in. She has been hospitalized more times than I can count. Her doctors are currently trying to convince her to get an LVAD but she is refusing....
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Dealing with Anger?
My husband has been a survivor for over 16yrs. He experienced CABG of 5 blockages back in 2003 and remained quite healthy until July 2018 when he suffered another heart attack. This one caused considerable damage, with no options of CABG,
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2 years after a stroke
Hello everyone. I'm new to this site and I've never done anything like this. But I feel like talking to people who can relate to me and my situation may help me cope and deal with my emotions. Two years ago my mom suffered a stroke at 51, making...
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Wishing our Community a Healthy and Happy New Year!
Thank you for a great 2019 and looking forward to an even better 2020 loaded with inspiring conversations and support. Best Katie
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How to best support young husband
My husband had a heart attack three months ago. He is in his early-mid 40ies and it was very traumatic. His grandfather died at his age so he has a family history and cholesterol issue he needs to manage. When it happened I felt like in many...
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