Throughout February there are lots of ways you can get involved with National Heart Month and raise funds to support our life-saving work. How will you get involved?

 

Write a Love Note

 

For a suggested donation of just £1, you can post a heartfelt Love Note in your local BHF shop window for all to see this Valentine’s Day. Find out how to get your Love Note

 

Love Installations

 

This year we have created some amazing Love Installations in London. You can find them in Covent Garden and in Camden Lock Market. Come along and take part in the installation.

 

Find out about Love Installations

 

You can help us fill the installations. For a donation of just £3, you can add your personalised BHF designed lock and message.

Order your fundraising kit:

http://www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/events/view-event.aspx?ps=1001595

 

Source:

http://www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising/national-heart-month.aspx

These Four Things Happen Right Before a Heart Attack

By Katrina Turner

 

Every year, approximately 785,00 Americans suffer a first heart attack. And 470,000 who’ve already had one or more heart attacks have another one. The scary thing is that 25 percent of All heart attacks happen “silently:, without clear or obvious symptoms.

 

Even when symptoms occur, they can be so mild or vague, most people don’t even realize it’s heart-related (unless they are made aware). Four things in particular are the most sinister signs of a silent heart attack.

 

These four things are the focus of a recent video presentation by renowned cardiovascular expert Dr. Chauncey

Crandall: Silent Heart Attacks: A Special Newsmax Heart Health Report. According to Dr. Crandall, the reason silent heart attacks go untreated is because people don’t even notice the symptoms, so he created a special video presentation to show the four things to look for that may be a silent warning — before it’s too late to intervene and survive the damage.

 

Timing is the most critical factor for survival. Statistics show a clear link between delay in treatment and disability or death — the amount of time that elapses between the first sign of symptoms and receiving care.

 

That’s why knowing what to look for in terms of symptoms is critical, especially when they’re the kind that most people don’t think to associate with a heart attack — like the four things in Dr. Crandall’s video,Silent Heart Attacks: A Special Newsmax Heart Health Report.

 

Read in Full:

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/silent-heart-attack-symptoms/2011/09/23/id/412086

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The Greater the Satisfaction You Feel with the Components

of Everyday Life, the Greater the Protection Against Heart Disease:

https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/07/07/the-greater-the-satisfaction-you-feel-with-the-components-of-everyday-life-the-greater-the-protection-against-heart-disease/

 

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Mother Seeks Treatment, Awareness For Angelman Syndrome

Individuals often misdiagnosed; Melissa Winger wants education

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• By Lori E. Switaj
• Email the author
• February 13, 2013

 

Will Norris is a precocious 3-year-old boy born Nov. 8, 2009.

 

He is a happy child with a positive demeanor, his mother reports, and he has a lovely smile.

 

That is one of the traits of Angelman syndrome (AS), but other traits are less agreeable, such as life-threatening seizures (if not properly treated), significant developmental delays and lack of speech, including cooing or babbling as an infant.

 

“When Will wasn’t hitting the usual milestones, we didn’t stop visiting doctor after doctor until finally one knew about Angelman syndrome,” his mother, Melissa Winger, said. “But that process took too long, and my heart goes out to families across the country that may right now be experiencing this same anguish.” 

 

Angelman syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder similar to autism. There is no cure for the syndrome, which is genetic, but currently there are human clinical trials being run in Florida to see if minocycline, an antibiotic, will help alleviate systems. 

 

Will was diagnosed in October 2011 with UPD Angelman syndrome. He lives with his mother and sister in Avon Lake and although he is non-verbal, he has no problem of letting you know when he is happy or sad or what he wants.

 

“He crawls like nobody’s business, and there isn’t a piece of furniture he is afraid to climb,” Melissa said.

 

“His favorite shows are Sesame Street and Lazy Town and will never, ever turn down chocolate.”

 

Will remains non-verbal and does not walk, but luckily, he remains seizure free.

“He gets therapy speech and physical therapy,” Melissa said. “We’re hoping  he will walk at some point. He tends to more high functioning than many with the syndrome.”

 

Education, treatment are key

 

Melissa said she is looking forward to the day he runs down the street and yells for her. Whether that happens remains to be seen. Currently, there is no cure for Angelman syndrome, named after Dr. Harry Angelman, who discovered the syndrome in 1965.

 

Only one third of infants who exhibit developmental delays were referred to early intervention specialists, indicating that the optimal or appropriate form of healthcare is not always provided or available. Statistics are more daunting for individuals with Angelman syndrome, a frustration for Melissa. 

 

Prior to obtaining proper diagnosis, nearly 50 percent of individuals with Angelman syndrome were incorrectly diagnosed with another disorder, sometimes more than once, according to the Angelman Syndrome Foundation. Of those individuals, more than 70 percent had to wait at least a year to receive a proper diagnosis—and during that time, individuals are not receiving the essential treatments their condition requires. 

 

“As a loved one of an individual with Angelman syndrome, these statistics are unacceptable—and I believe many would feel the same way I do,” Melissa said. “

 

“The agony that my family experienced on our journey to obtain the proper diagnosis for Will was, to say the least, the most challenging and heart-wrenching time of my life.”

 

Melissa said it’s important educate parents of children with a “general developmental delay” (as some doctors diagnose) as well as educating medical professionals who are unaware of this disorder.

 

“(Then) we can hopefully reduce these staggering misdiagnosis statistics. It will ensure that our children get the crucial treatments they need, as early as possible,” she said.

 

Read in Full:

http://avon-oh.patch.com/articles/mother-hopes-for-cure-for-angelman-syndrome