"Life is precious and we women take care of everyone else before we take care of ourselves. It is time to take care of yourself", x Rhonda B.
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"Life is precious and we women take care of everyone else before we take care of ourselves. It is time to take care of yourself", x Rhonda B.
“I was working full time, married, and taking care of a two year-old step granddaughter with cerebral palsy. I went to see my mitral valve heart doctor and complained of being tired all the time, heartburn, and falling asleep by 7:30 PM every night. It was a hot summer in Alabama, and when I went outside I had trouble breathing. He put me on the treadmill and I flunked – I couldn’t stay on it more than a couple of minutes. He informed me I may have a blockage, and 3 days later I had an arteriogram. This was on Thursday, September 21, 2000. The technician asked me how I was able to walk around, and after giving me a sedative he informed me that I had a 95% blockage in the main artery to my heart and 50% in a second one! He told me I was a walking miracle and I could have had a massive heart attack at any moment.
I was rushed to the hospital next door from the doctor’s offices at about 8:45 am and I had double bypass surgery around 2 pm that day. I was told by my surgeon that he fixed a healthy heart – there was no damage from the heart attack and I should live a normal life now. I have since had both carotid arteries cleaned out because I was very proactive on my heart health and other arteries. My grandfather got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and dropped dead of a massive heart attack… he was probably not much older than I am now! We live in a day of wonderful technology – we take advantage of it and are Pro Heart. I will be 63 in January and I thank God every day that I am still here to enjoy my children, grandchildren and coming along now great-grandchildren. Life is precious and we women take care of everyone else before we take care of ourselves. It is time to take care of yourself, especially if you have any family members that had any heart issues in their lifetime.”
