My heart

I talked to my Mom everyday. My Dad not so much but that was more of a busy guy thing. I would call and he handed the phone to my Mom. I think many men do this. Here talk to your Mom.  Ok, they get a bit of a pass on that one.  I would also chatter when my Dad was reading his paper and drinking his coffee at 5 am and he would lower his paper and stare at me until I kissed him on the cheek and walk away to take my morning shower. We all had early morning schedules. I have always been an early riser.

For years I worked over nights on HSN on air so my sleep schedule is always and will always be a little off.

In 2005, I married and my amazing Brother walked me.  Why, my Daddy was not there. He passed from a heart attack at 54.

So in 2009 I was sitting alone in the NICU at Walter Reed with no one to call. There was no one to annoy. My husband was active duty in the US Army and we gave birth to an amazing son. I spent 165 days in that NICU with no parents to call or annoy. Why? They both passed from heart disease.

In 2010 I had a heart attack and surgery. No one saw that coming. Least of all me. Again, I felt alone.

In  2013 I had a stroke ( two Tia's prior) LISTEN to your body!

(Childbirth has been hard )

Today I still pick up the phone sometimes and no one answers.



Heart month should not be a month but a life style.

February is heart month but no one should be alone. I can't say for my Mom but for my Dad I truly think he would still be here to walk me down the aisle, let me annoy him and pretend to be annoyed at my calls if he would have payed more attention and learned the facts. My Mom had cardiovascular disease my Dad congestive heart failure.

My Mom I think if the docs would not have over medicated her and listened to her she would be here too. They do this with me too. Women are so easy to dismiss. It's actually disgusting how we are treated in the ED at times. Everything breaks down to are we emotional and they lose track of the facts. Well that almost killed me a few years ago because I did not look the part of a heart attack patient.

Get in, get checked out. Learn YOUR baseline numbers. Blood pressure, cholesterol , blood sugar, baseline EKG. Don't smoke!

Learn more at www. Heart.org

Your never alone
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