Living With a Compromised Immune System...Having a compromised immune system means that your immune system is weakened, making it harder for the body to fight diseases and...reactionscomments
Healthcare Collaboration That Gets You Feeling Better...Whether you are having new heart failure symptoms or just feeling a bit off-kilter, you may need to make a beeline for...reactions1comment
Heart Failure Survival and Life Expectancy...Nearly half of all adults in the United States have cardiovascular disease, which means disease of the heart (cardio) and blood vessels...
Learning About My LVAD...An LVAD stands for a left ventricular assist device. It is a device prescribed to patients who are in end-stage or advanced...reactionscomments
Diagnosed With Heart Failure at 32...My mom forced me to go to the hospital for about a month when I started having swelling in my feet, legs...reactions2comments
Congestive Heart Failure at Age 32...Here is my story of how I became a 32-year-old who had two open heart surgeries, an implanted pacemaker, and heart failure...reactions1comment
Community Views: Your Biggest Fears with Heart Failure...There is no doubt that living with heart failure takes courage. This diagnosis comes with a great deal of uncertainty, which can...reactionscomments
Journey Through a 2-Month Hospital Stay...Many of us have had times when we were admitted to the hospital because of heart failure. Depending on what the doctor...reactions8comments
Utilizing My Jugular Vein to Assess Fluid Retention...I am a 42 year old women with congestive heart failure (CHF), who really tries to stay on top of my fluid...reactionscomments
My Experience with Right and Left Heart Catheterization...I celebrated my 3rd Heartiversary on February 2nd. I cannot believe it has actually been 3 years since I was given my gift...reactions3comments
"You Can't Have Kids"...The thought of motherhood is something I have dreamed about since I was younger but when I was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy...reactionscomments
Digestive Health and Heart Failure...In my most humble opinion (and it really is just that- my opinion) gut health is one of the most underrated ways...reactionscomments
My First Time In Water Post-LVAD..."You can’t go into any water," are the words I heard when Sharon was explaining how the LVAD works. An LVAD is...reactions1comment
Easy Low Sodium Meal Ideas...For other people with heart failure, who, like myself, follow a low-sodium diet, I have found in order to maintain consistent adherence...reactionscomments
Kitchen Gadgets...I have found that a key component of staying sane, while acknowledging the amount of home cooking required when adhering to a...reactionscomments
Therapy For Stroke Patients...When I was 25 years old, I suffered my first stroke. My family and I were shocked to hear this news and...reactionscomments
Spooky and Scary Symptoms of Heart Failure...It’s October, which means it is spooky season. While some people may be getting ready to get a good scare from costumes...reactionscomments
Chronic Heart Failure...It all started with the fact that I began to get tired quickly. The doctor prescribed me a series of tests for...reactions4comments
Heart Failure and Exercise...In January of 2020, at the age of 72, I was diagnosed with heart failure after three episodes of PSVT. I had...reactions3comments
Heart Failure...I was diagnosed with emphysema and bronchiectasis in 2008. It has now become severe. Then, in 2014, I was sent for a...reactionscomments
