Our daughter Gabriella was diagnosed in April with a severe and irrepairable case of Myocardial Bridging which is causing Secondary Restrictive Cardiomyopathy. September 25, just before being listed for her new heart, she suffered a left MCA stroke, imparing her right arm abilities and taking away her speech. She was put on the United Netwoek for Organ Sharing transplant listing on February 11,...
52yr old male with a very strong family history of heart disease and stroke. Every male in my family tree (except for me) has had either a heart attack or stroke by age 48. Tried eating "healthy" and exercising religiously for years, only to be saddled with a very low HDL cholesterol (<32). Started taking niacin six years ago to boost my HDL, and while still eating healthy,...
Hi, I'm an English lady living in Durham, UK with my husband Jeff. I've just discovered that I have a calcium score of 70, putting me at risk for future Coronary events, and I'm scared. I came across this site and was amazed to find that there were so many empowered people trying to take control and change the course of their lives to enable them to keep well and not fall victim to...
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is: "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke."
All the information posted by this user is taken from the American Heart Association's website. The user, however, is not herself affiliated with AHA.
The mission of the Nutritional Magnesium Association (NMA) is to disseminate timely and useful information on the subject of nutritional magnesium so as to improve the lives of all people affected by the widespread deficiency of this mineral in our diets and the related health issues associated with this deficiency.
We believe that Magnesium is the one safe, inexpensive and simple nutrient...
My name is Alicia and I started blogging after my son, Gavin, was born. He was born with Down syndrome and heart defects. He has been through a lot in his short life: 5 surgeries, months of hospitalizations, he suffered a stroke that has left him significantly delayed and with a seizure disorder, he also is legally blind and has pulminary disease.
Although, I do not believe that all of this...
Yes I am ADHD, I am also a recovering alcoholic, and a recovering sex addict. I have been in recovery since November 14th, 2002.
I am in process of writing a book about my sex addiction. Childhood trauma, addiction, recovery.
My hope is, in my willingness to be honest and transparent, I will make it safe for others to do the same. Healing hearts across the planet, one story...
