Why I Will Wear RED Today…

Today is National Wear Red Day. Thousands of Americans will be wearing red to draw attention to this startling fact:
Over 430,000 women die each year from cardiovascular disease – and most of these deaths are preventable.
I’m writing because I hope you’ll wear something red today to honor those women – I’ll be wearing RED in remembrance of [...]

February 5, 2010 · Mary · No Comments
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Go Red for Women

On Friday, February 5, 2010, Americans nationwide will wear red to show their support for women’s heart disease awareness on National Wear Red Day®. This observance promotes the Red Dress symbol and provides an opportunity for everyone to unite in this life-saving awareness movement by showing off a favorite red dress, shirt, or tie, or [...]

February 3, 2010 · Mary · No Comments
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Women and Heart Dis-ease

My sister Faye’s funeral is over and as we’re picking up the pieces of our lives it almost feels like we’re sleep walking, hoping to wake up and know that this was all a dream and Susie is home from her vacation in Cancun.  In the mist of our sorrow my sisters and I talk [...]

April 25, 2009 · Mary · No Comments
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Healing Memories of Faye “Susie” Chapa

In Our HeartsI struggled to find the right words to write my sister’s obituary this week.  Her body was shipped home from Cancun late Thursday night, she died of a heart attack while on vacation with my family.  The past few days have been difficult as we communicated long distance through phone calls and text messaging, bless my 13 year old niece Simone for [...]

April 18, 2009 · Mary · 4 Comments
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