Jodi and I started along this heart attack journey at about the same time, a few states and many miles apart, finding each other months later through the sisterhood of heart blogging and reading the web at midnight. Jodi survived a massive “widow-maker” heart attack at age 42, and after recovering from the stun she […]

Today’s author, Andy Steiner, was my first professional boss. She was editor of the Minnesota Women’s Press when I started there as an intern right out of college. We only worked together a few months, but it was long enough to make an impression — I was then and I am now impressed and inspired […]

Today’s author is a long-time colleague, friend, and neighbor. Rand and I worked together for years, we live within blocks, and we’ve kept in touch, professionally and personally, as the jobs change and the kids grow. When I started shouting about heart disease from the rooftops, Rand asked to meet for lunch or coffee. He, […]

This guest author is the first heart sister I found after my heart attack. Looking online for anything that would help me make sense of what happened to me, I found Carolyn Thomas’ blog, Heart Sisters, and discovered her amazing in-depth research articles about women and heart disease. Carolyn is a speaker, advocate, certified health […]

I’m so excited to share several guest posts from friends, family, colleagues, and fellow heart sisters over the next few days. And even more excited that the first one is from my sister, Anna. Although my brother, sister, and I share the same family history and distressingly high lipid profiles, Anna has not had a […]

My husband should probably be named the Go Red for Women Spokeshusband for all time. He stole the show in the video, charmed and inspired at the luncheon, and wrote the second most-read post of all time on this blog when he told his story of the day of my heart attack. I asked him […]