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Would you be surprised to know the #1 cause of death for women is heart disease? It kills about 12 times more women annually than breast cancer. For years we believed heart disease was a “guy thing.” Now we know better.
Unfortunately, the medical profession has been slow in providing up to date, accurate information on heart attack symptoms in women. Our symptoms are different.
It often takes longer for women to be diagnosed. We may have symptoms we and even our doctors do not recognize as a heart attack. Learn the symptoms of heart attack in women. If you are having symptoms of a heart attack call 911 and say “I am having symptoms of a heart attack.”
After losing my mother to heart disease almost two years ago this has become an important issue for me. So important that in addition to my yearly heart health post in February from now on there will be a Women’s Heart Health Thought every month.
Remember heart disease in not just a guy thing. Educate yourself. Spread the word. Promote research and awareness.
More information including symptoms of heart attack in women:
Looking Outward (Photo credit: Tony Fischer Photography)
“Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wind, Sand and Stars, 1939, translated from French by Lewis Galantière
“Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness.” — Mother Teresa
“A snowflake is one of God’s most fragile creations, but look what they can do when they stick together!” ~Author Unknown
Copyright 2010 by R.A. Robbins
It was snowing when Bob left for work. I always walk out to the car with him and when we got there he pointed out a snowflake. Yes, an individual snowflake in all it’s glory. The delicate structure of the flake was intact and clearly visible. Remember when we were children and tried to catch snowflakes on black paper just to see this?
I thanked Bob for pointing it out, kissed him and sent him off to work. Then I walked back inside amazed by what I had just seen — that one beautiful, intricate, single snowflake that can shut down entire cities when it decides to work with others.
“Whether you are talking about education, career, or service, you are talking about life. And life must really have joy. It’s supposed to be fun.”~ Barbara Bush
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