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We have all been in a position where it is either after hours or the weekend and we need our doctor for something. Maybe we realize we are out of...

The Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with a serious health condition like heart failure can...

Receiving a heart failure diagnosis is both physically and emotionally taxing. Finding out that what you knew before your diagnosis is now in the past, to now focusing on your...

Editor's note: This is part 1 of a two-part series. Be sure to check out part 2! Experiences are really a beautiful thing. It's nice to hear other people's experiences...

When it comes to eating healthy, it can be a challenge to do so cheaply when living with heart failure and on a budget. This is especially true when unhealthy...

Whether you are new to your heart failure diagnosis or a seasoned heart failure patient, advocating for your own health can make a world of difference. Advocating for yourself and...

Heart failure is heart disease, yet it also involves your vascular system. After all, your heart and blood vessels work together in what is often called your cardiovascular system. So...

When faced with a chronic health diagnosis like heart failure, many different emotions come to the surface. It can become easy to focus on the negative and fear what life...

Editor's note: This is part 3 in a 3-part series. Check out part 1, PPCM Changed My Life: I Don’t Have Heart Disease – or Do I?, and part 2...

You are not alone if you’re living with heart failure. The CDC reports that there are 6.2 million people living with it and experience some common symptoms. Here is a...

Editor's note: This is part 2 of a series. Be sure to check out part 1. This was the first time my husband left on an ambulance, and I wasn’t...

Most people living with heart failure are aware of the biggest ways that the diagnosis affects the body. However, they may not know all the ways this diagnosis can impact...

I remember waking up from my heart transplant strapped to the bed, confused and lost, trying to utter words and realizing there was a tube in my throat. I tried...

If you have been diagnosed with Heart Failure (HF), you may have been prescribed a beta-blocker. A beta-blocker is a class of medications commonly used to treat HF, high blood...

Being chronically ill is hard. The things we deal with on a daily basis are more than anyone ever should. Many of us have been there and done that when...

Editor's note: This is part 1 of a series. Be sure to check out part 2.Before I start, I want to say I have the utmost respect for our first...

Heart failure has a fascinating history. Well, at least it’s fascinating to a history buff/nerd like me. I would think that heart failure has plagued mankind since its beginnings. That...

Most people with heart failure (HF) are no strangers to water pills. The water pill describes medications in a class of drugs known as diuretics. The following will outline what...

“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to better management of my symptoms (and I could...

One of the most common symptoms of heart failure (HF) is sleep disturbance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that people with HF are 10 to 15 times...