Ironic that I had my surgery on the cusp of National Heart Month. There is a big push in the media regarding women's heart issues and that more women die of heart disease than from any cancer. Heart attack symptoms are different in women and often symptoms are ignored by us and by physicians. Now my problem is genetic and not necessarily related to heart attacks, though heart attacks run in my family and I have a female first cousin who had her first heart attack before the age of 50. Please be aware of your numbers: blood pressure 120/80 or below, cholesterol 200 or below and genetic makeup. Obesity, diabetes and smoking are risk factors that you can control and you must!
Those three little people are my reasons..........
What are yours?
Renee
No comments:
Post a Comment