How Having a Stroke Affected My MindThe mind is a powerful thing. We use it to think, make decisions, learn, and even recall memories. I never thought my mind would be affected by having not 1,...
My Family's Heart HistoryBuckle up for a wild ride of heart conditions history. I recently had to go through my entire family medical history with my new cardiologist here in Wisconsin, so I...
Prioritizing Heart Health While TravelingLiving with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) hasn’t stopped me from exploring the world, but it has made me more intentional about how I travel. Over the years, I’ve learned how to...
How Having a Stroke Affected My MindThe mind is a powerful thing. We use it to think, make decisions, learn, and even recall memories. I never thought my mind would be affected by having not 1,...
My Family's Heart HistoryBuckle up for a wild ride of heart conditions history. I recently had to go through my entire family medical history with my new cardiologist here in Wisconsin, so I...
Prioritizing Heart Health While TravelingLiving with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) hasn’t stopped me from exploring the world, but it has made me more intentional about how I travel. Over the years, I’ve learned how to...
How Having a Stroke Affected My MindThe mind is a powerful thing. We use it to think, make decisions, learn, and even recall memories. I never thought my mind would be affected by having not 1,...
My Family's Heart HistoryBuckle up for a wild ride of heart conditions history. I recently had to go through my entire family medical history with my new cardiologist here in Wisconsin, so I...
Prioritizing Heart Health While TravelingLiving with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) hasn’t stopped me from exploring the world, but it has made me more intentional about how I travel. Over the years, I’ve learned how to...
My Statin Intolerance Journey: Not Every Patient Fits the MoldSeveral years after my myocardial infarction (heart attack) in 2001, I was diagnosed with high cholesterol and had high triglycerides. My primary care doctor (PCP) put me on Lipitor for...reactionscomments
How Heart Disease Changed the Way I EatWhen I was diagnosed with a form of heart disease called dilated cardiomyopathy, I never thought it would change the way I ate. It was a shock at first when...reactionscomments
Featured forum What type(s) of cardiovascular disease do you live with? There are so many types of cardiovascular disease; what condition(s) brought you to our community? ...reactions53replies
Featured story Statins for High CholesterolI think at least one of my adult children has a higher than normal cholesterol level. It’s possible more than one of my children has it also, but I don’t...reactions1comment
