Men and women are alike in so many ways, but one way they are different is the symptoms they have when having a heart attack. Take a few minutes to see some of the typical symptoms women have when having a heart attack.
Just before I turned 50, I experienced a few of these symptoms, plus a few others. I can remember my heart racing like something had just jumped out and scared me–it would not slow down. The sense of doom would come over me, and it seemed like the world was just closing in on me–I was going through this tunnel that seemed to get narrower as I kept going. There was no pain at all. At the hospital I was informed by one doctor that I was paranoid, but the final doctor sat down and talked family history with me. My father and his brothers had all died from heart disease at about the age of 50–so there was family history which could have been in the back of my mind. He did assure me though that I was not paranoid. There were tests run, monitors worn and even tests that I paid out-of-pocket for done. In the end I was given a heart healthy thumbs up.
By the same token, my best friend for life said that she felt like she was nauseated, and would go and throw up, and feel better for a few minutes, and it would start again. This routine went on for some time. Then she felt like she was having a horrendous tooth ache. At the emergency room she was told she was having a heart attack. In fact she has survived two.
We are exactly the same age give or take a few days, but each of us has a story to tell about our hearts. We both listened to our bodies and took action which is one of the things women typically don’t do. As women we must first take care of ourselves before we can take care of others.
The American Heart Association of Tarrant County is sponsoring it’s annual “Go Red” event on Friday, February 20, 2015 at 10 AM at the Omni Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. This event helps the organization inform everyone about the number 1 killer of women–heart disease. Heart disease kills more women than all of the cancers combined. It is a fact that 1 in 3 women will die of heart disease. Take a look at the video below to understand that “life is why” you should learn more about heart disease in women.
For more information about the “Go Red” event, go to: http://tarrantcountygored.ahaevents.org/site/displayPage.do?siteIdCode=AEVQVFZ4&pageId=9441
If you can’t make the luncheon, you can donate online or call to ask about volunteering with the American Heart Association of Tarrant County at 817-698-5400. and/or go to their website at: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Affiliate/FortWorth/Texas/Home_UCM_SWA007_AffiliatePage.jsp#
Check for the nearest affiliate of the American Heart Association in your local area for information.
As women we can take care of others only if we take care of ourselves first. Remember “thisisyourbestyear”. Be heart healthy (because) life is why!
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