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The Value of WomenHeart Champions
I have a purpose to share my heart story and save lives. I am a WomenHeart Champion, a heart disease survivor, cardiovascular research advocate for women and retired cardiovascular registered nurse. The WomenHeart Champions are the core of our organization. I want to...
Pat Eagan: Scripps Mercy Hospital and Womens Heart Health
Originally published in the Scripps Mercy Hospital Newsletter, July 2018 No. 5 One of our own volunteers, Pat Egan a Woman Heart Champion, pictured below (second from the left), participated in the Women’s Heart Health Event along with Dr. Poulina Uddin and Dr....
Hot Flash or Heart Attack? Melissa Botello’s Survivor Story
Heart disease causes one out of every four deaths of women in the United States, yet most women don’t know the symptoms. WomenHeart Champion Melissa Botello had no idea she was having a heart attack - she thought she was having hot flashes. You can listen to her...
Champion Spotlight: Amy Josar
“My experience at the WomenHeart Science and Leadership Symposium [in October of 2017] was an amazing one. I went there knowing that I would get to meet other heart survivors and learn a bunch of new information. What I didn't know was the strong friendships I would...
Champion Spotlight: Yesenia Araujo, “New York Strong”
“I had three heart attacks in one day,” Yesenia Araujo says. The first, she explains, happened at her home, where her boyfriend called an ambulance to rush her to the hospital because she was vomiting, fatigued and experiencing shortness of breath—though at the time...
Heart Disease and Depression Often Go Hand in Hand: WomenHeart Can Help
Originally published on ADAA.org, Anxiety and Depression Association of America Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, with 1 in 4 women dying each year. Yet 45 percent of women do not know that heart disease is their number- one killer, responsible...
Finding Better Health Through Hope: A North Star Matters
Originally published in U.S. News & World Report I grew up in the United States, a child to first-generation immigrants from India. My parents worked very hard; my dad was a professor, and my mom stayed at home raising three energetic children. Our diet oscillated...
Women’s Health Empowerment Summit brings together women in an effort to get real about mental health, caregiving, and self-advocacy
At the Coalition for Women’s Health Equity’s recent Women’s Health Empowerment Summit in Washington, D.C., women from all standings, backgrounds, and disciplines united for a day of learning, sharing, and inspiration. This year’s theme, “Breaking Barriers, Changing...
Champion Spotlight: Mary Anne Norling
Pregnant with her first baby at 23 years old, Mary Anne Norling was excited and nervous, bracing herself for the Washington, D.C. summer heat when she found out she had pre-eclampsia. The first health scare of many she would endure and survive Norling didn’t know that...
Changing Misconceptions about Heart Health in Asian Indians
Written by WomenHeart Board Member Gayathri Badrinath Originally published in hi INDiA It’s inspiring to see the ascension of Indians into the top ranks of some of the world’s most iconic institutions. When I say “Indians,” I’m referring to people who hail from the...
A Note from Mary – April 2018
It’s less than two weeks until our annual Wenger Awards—a memorable night meant to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of those working to improve our world for women with heart disease. The event brings together some of the best and the brightest in the field....
Healing After Heart Disease: How One Woman is Giving Back
WomenHeart offers social and emotional support services in all shapes and sizes. We try to make it as simple as possible to connect you with other women who get it. One of the ways we do this is through our Virtual Support Network—a peer-led group that meets online...