4mylife

Hello all, I am new here. I am joining this community in the hopes that I can save my life.  I am hoping to learn from you and be inspired as I share my story and hopefully inspire others.

I guess instead of starting at the beginning of my story, it might work better to go from where I am now so that others can learn from the dire circumstances I am in now.  I am 41 years old, married and the mother of 2 - grandmother of 1.  I was diagnosed with heart disease at the age of 39 when I received my first stent.  I received my 2nd at age 40 and am fairly certain I have a new blockage at this time.  My experience with the medical community dealing with my heart disease at such a young age should have motivated me to take charge of my life.  Instead, they led to frustration, aggravation and a depression that has caused more emotional eating.  I am not making excuses.  Just telling the truth.  I didn’t wake up and change my lifestyle to save my life as most sane people would have.  I went the other route - why me?  How come everyone else can eat fun food and not risk their lives?”  Now I realize it should not be ”why me” but “this is me - I have heart disease and I am killing myself eating the wrong kinds of food and not exercising”.

In the days to come I will go into details of my story more.  I want all the women in this community to know that heart disease can happen to you. I want you all to know that if you are fairly young, you may not recognize the symptoms or dismiss them.  The doctors may not listen to you either.  I almost lost my life and I now desperately want to change my lifestyle before it is too late.  

My story is a complicated one and I am a ”talker”. If you choose to follow my blog, be prepared for long posts.  I hope that they will be worth the read. 

Thanks for being a part of this journey.

Dianna