Maintaining Your Relationship With Your Significant Other as a Heart Failure Patient...Maintaining a relationship with a significant other can be very trying when one or both of you have a chronic illness that...reactionscomments
Look at the Positive Side of Your Diagnosis...There is a family history of heart disease in my family. My mom and all of her siblings were diagnosed with hypertension...reactionscomments
3 Theories Explaining Links Between Heart Failure and COPD...Many people with heart failure live with another health condition. There are some people in this community who have both heart failure...reactionscomments
Ask the Advocates: Mental Health (Part 2)...Editor's note: This is part 2 of a three-part 'Ask the Advocates' series on mental health. Part 1 can be found here...reactionscomments
A Walking Miracle...Let's first start off with the famous line I always get you are too young. I am a 34-year-old woman and I...reactions7comments
Living With Fear as a Heart Failure Patient...I was diagnosed 4 months ago. I have been wearing a life vest for three months. I am so tired all the...reactions1comment
Triple Bypass Story...At eighty years old, it's been 42 years since a triple bypass and noticed shortness of breath, and trouble doing exercises. The...reactions2comments
Parenting and Brugada Syndrome: Two Mothers' Stories...As both a mom and daughter with Brugada syndrome, I’ve seen firsthand how this disease can affect families spanning generations. My family...reactionscomments
Causes: Deeper Dive into Comorbidities of HF...Comorbidity is the presence of two or more chronic diseases, illnesses, or conditions in one person. They can impact health outcomes, require...
Matters of the Heart...Losing my dad was one of the hardest, if not the hardest day of my life to date. It is something that...reactions1comment
My First Year As A Congestive Heart Failure Patient...In support of the February 2021 American Heart Awareness Month❤️, I am going to practice what I preach to others and share...reactions4comments
Community Shares: Did Your Heart Failure Diagnosis Come as a Surprise?...In the moment of learning that you have heart failure, a range of emotions often follows. For some people, it may include...reactions1comment
Dating While Sober...Many of us in the heart failure community cannot, or choose not, to drink. While some say that drinking in moderation is...reactions1comment
Health Care Team Collaboration...Just as it is important for patients to collaborate with their healthcare team, it is also beneficial for caregivers to be involved...
How Technology Brings Both Convenience and Confusion: Results of the Connected Health Survey...Sometimes, it feels like we are surrounded by technology. Apps, devices, trackers, and gadgets are everywhere! In this digital age, though, everyone...reactionscomments
Different Types of Heart Failure...The term heart failure is an umbrella term as there are a few different types of heart failure. While they often are...reactionscomments
What Are Common Risk Factors of Heart Failure?...Heart failure is the most common cause of hospital admission for older adults and the incidence and prevalence of heart failure increase...
Trauma and PTSD - Am I Going Crazy?...You might have seen a previous article I wrote about depression. However, depression’s cousin when it comes to serious medical illness is...reactionscomments
Happy Birthday, Let's spend the evening before in the ER!...My story begins around Halloween two years ago. My name is Lynne or Linnie as I like to be called, I am...reactionscomments
Congestive Heart Failure Diagnosis Story...My story begins with me getting my right foot fused to correct a flat foot defect. At the one-week pre-op appointment, they...reactionscomments
