Posts Tagged "heart disease"
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 my sister Faye who we called Susie, she died April 14th 2009 of cardiac arrest . About every minute, another woman succumbs to cardiovascular disease. The American Heart Association is fighting back, and we need your help. Wear red today – and donate now to help save women’s lives Your donation could help...
Read MoreGo 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 Red Dress Pin. Many of you know that I lost my sister unexpectedly last spring to cardiac arrest, my sister like many women did NOT have chest pain but she did have shortness of breath and some anxiety. Faye was very fond of the color RED and so I’m pleased to ask you to wear Red in honor of my sister and to raise...
Read MoreWomen 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 about how we just burst into tears when we remember she’s gone, it’s still a shock and the hole in our hearts a very raw wound. As the big sister I’ve organized the work to be done like a project, creating a spreadsheet with all the information, action items and duties to be performed. I did the research on the legal financial responsibilities and spoke to the appropriate...
Read MoreHealing Memories of Faye “Susie” Chapa
I 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 being our communication hub for all the family members. The frustration over distance, language and culture differences as we worked through getting everyone back to Minnesota was overwhelming. We are all here now, my brother finally arrived from New Mexico to join us in our grief. My sister had a...
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Mary Chapa is a multi-talented woman with a background in nursing leadership, quality management and business development in both health care and private industry; she's also a writer and a passionate holistic health practitioner living in Minnesota.
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