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Don't Let Your Heart Attack

Posted by Susan Cwik on

An interesting thing occurred in my life recently, I had a heart attack.  It was completely unexpected and I do not have any risk factors that would indicate that I would have been a candidate for a heart attack.  This incidence did make me wonder how many women truly know the signs of a heart attack?  Did you know that you can have one without having any chest pain?  So as a reminder, here are the symptoms of a heart attack for women according to American Heart Association: Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of your chest....

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Chronic Pain & How to Handle It

Posted by Susan Cwik on

Chronic pain is something many of us know about.  I myself have been dealing with chronic sciatica for the last 24 years and counting.  This along with endometriosis and iliac crest pain some days make me wonder why I should start moving.  However, the question we must ask ourselves is how we are going to let our chronic pain define us.

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