The truth? I'm obsessed with style. A sofa in a sharp, graphic print sends my heart a-fluttering; a fabulous heel makes me weak in the knees; a sleek and sexy restaurant brings a mischievous, time-for-cocktails glint to my green eyes. Still, though living life in high style is a priority, I try to make savvy choices, to respect and protect our big ol' beautiful earth. Perhaps it's only natural...
There are so many C words that make your heart flutter like...couture, cashmere, or better yet closet!
But somehow in my 30's, I had completely forgotten about other C words-words that make your heart feel like it has stopped. Words like carcinoma, cancer or chemo.
I am a TV personality, producer and designer. I am the creator of an illuminated clutch line called www.solasfashion.com. As a...
Mellanie True Hills is CEO of StopAfib.org (http://www.StopAfib.org). As an atrial fibrillation patient, she lived in fear and knows what it’s like to suffer with afib. You can read her story at http://www.StopAfib.org/mellanie.cfm. Following her atrial fibrillation surgery in 2005, her mission became to help others find their own solutions to this afib...
I watched over Mom and Dad for many years as their health and memories began to fail. In 2005, they moved in with us. In December of last year, they moved into assisted living. In May of this year, Dad passed away.
During all of this, I developed high blood pressure and high cholesterol, had occasional episodes of lone atrial fibrillation, and was diagnosed with CLL (chronic lymphocytic...
My husband, Steve S. Ryan, PhD, and I publish the website, Atrial Fibrillation: Resources for Patients, (A-Fib.corn), a non-profit patient education site now in its 10th year. Steve was cured of his A-Fib in 1998, and shares all he has learned to help others find their cure too.
As a mother of two healthy, busy boys I was taken back when my third child was diagnosed with a soup of congenital heart defects (CHD) while still in utero. His conditions include: double inlet left ventricle (DILV), Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA), a large ASD which has now been modified to create a single atrium, pulmonary atresia, and dextrocardia. He has already undergone two open...
