“I chase my dreams now. I chase them for myself, but also for my son, my hero.” Getting diagnosed with CVD at 39 changed the way Deanna looked at life. Read more about her RWRS here:
was the beginning of my story with CVD, but it definitely wasn't the end. That summer, I went to the ER one night with chest pains, but was asked to give up my place to a 54-year-old man with heart attack symptoms — despite my pain and history. I went home mortified.. Alone at the hospital later, I could only listen as the staff talked around me but not to me. The paramedic handed me over to the ER staff and said,"There were oxygen tanks in her house and look at her breast implants.
I've learned, though, to also care for myself and, first and foremost, to listen to my body. The day of my heart attack, my body was trying to tell me something. I didn't think it could be serious; my symptoms were nothing like my parents' or what I'd seen on TV. Today, I do my best to stay healthy. I've never been a smoker or a heavy drinker. I've always tried to eat on the healthier side, but I'm more committed to that now. I'm by no means perfect. I indulge sometimes, but I try to avoid high-fat foods and sweets, and I also make sure to exercise regularly.
What changed the most from my CVD was my perspective. My heart attack and stroke made me face my mortality. I started to think about my son losing his mom. I fight to stay healthy now for him. He's meant to do amazing things in life, and I want to be there when he does them.
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