Living

Unconditional love is something that most people want to believe exists, especially when facing a chronic medical condition like heart failure. Why? Ideally, unconditional mental, emotional, and/or physical support comes...

As a heart failure patient myself, I know how important exercise is for our condition. It's something that not only my doctor asks about every time I see him, but...

I wanted to share some things you might want to be aware of if you ever find yourself admitted to the hospital. Even before the hospital, is there anything you...

Having an extended hospital stay is a common shared experience for heart failure patients. Some loved ones will rush by your side, but others will never show up. When people...

When it comes to viral respiratory infections, there’s no shortage of germs out there – from the common cold, to the flu, to RSV, to COVID-19. Over the years, our...

Editor's note: Check out the first two articles in this series, Heart Failure and Parenting Part 1 - The Impact, and Heart Failure and Parenting Part 2 - The New...

As a heart failure and heart attack patient, I've been admitted to the hospital a few times. I wanted to share a few things I've learned about how the hospitals...

One thing I will say that heart failure has taught me is to focus and appreciate life's simple pleasures. When you are forced to slow down, it can be interesting...

At the end of February 2021, I had the misfortune of experiencing pump failure. That’s right. My “lifesaving” heart pump, known as a left ventricular assistance device (LVAD), failed to...

One of the hardest things about heart failure is the financial component. Personally, it seems like it's been a double whammy between an exponential increase in my medical expenses and...

The impact of heart failure goes beyond the patient and the caregiver. If the patient is a parent, their children are also affected. How it affects them depends on a few...

I have had heart failure for four years now. Time really flies! One thing that has taken adjustment is realizing that my body can no longer compensate for extreme weather...

From mobility awareness to access aisles. There are a number of seemingly small factors that can have negative consequences on heart failure. One of those is handicap parking access aisle violations...

I recently underwent a stress test. This is not my first stress test. However, this was a pharmacological stress test, which was new and intimidating for me. I was lucky...

Music is my therapy. I can recall times listening to music and dancing around the house with no cares in the world except for feeling the beat. Musical therapy was...

In the world of social media, there are groups for just about EVERYTHING a person could imagine. Many of these groups are recreational in nature. Fortunately, there are also those –...

There seems to be awareness for everything these days. From celebrations on a daily and weekly basis to monthly, with an apparent heightened sense to bring attention to multiple health...

As someone who tries hard to have a generally optimistic attitude, sometimes I can even admit the struggle of heart failure can become overwhelming. I used to think that admitting...

Editorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...

Most of us here have a chronic disease. Being this is a heart failure community, obviously many here have heart failure. But, there are many others here who also have...