For several years I’ve been taking baby aspirin every night on the advice of my doctor. He told me that it is used to prevent a heart attack or stroke. I am in my mid sixties so it has been recomm
Sometimes when you look at how kids handle an illness you are in awe of their strength and optimism. That’s the way I felt when I read about Levi Silva, who was diagnosed with congenital heart dise
My husband used to work all the time. He was consumed with stress. He stopped caring about his health because business was more important. But stress takes its toll on your body, especially your he
I can say from experience that if you have any symptoms that you think might resemble a heart attack, get help immediately. I had jaw pain, shortness of breath when I went up the stairs, and an overal
An AED is an automated external defibrillator. If you’ve watched t.v. shows, especially hospital/medical shows, you’ll see medical personnel applying pads to a patient’s chest. Then they give th
I used to sit for endless hours watching the Wiggles with my kids. How could a show be so entertaining? Kids remembered the Wiggles years after their childhood. My kids remembered the Wiggles based on
I'm going to have coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) done on me soon, and I am increasingly nervous about the procedure. I'm not worried about the recovery after the surgery, but about the procedur
In 1998, the comedian, Dana Carvey decided to have heart surgery after heart specialists told him his arteries were clogged. Angioplasty didn’t work so surgery seemed to be the answer. Dana arrived
I went to the doctor because I had pains in my heart. I thought I was having a heart attack. I made an appointment with a cardiologist. He ordered lots of tests in the hospital. After completing the
