she/her • firewife • mom • teacher • East Providence 1st grade • scad heart attack survivor • opinions my own
Seekonk, MA
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You know how passionate I am about advocating for heart health … ❤️🩹 celebrating world heart day - I signed, will you?
#scadsurvivor #scadstrong
This #WorldHeartDay, we want to urge governments to create an action plan against the world’s biggest killer. This petition is for everyone who values better health and access to diagnosis, care, and disease prevention.
Sign now: bit.ly/47vMBHm.
#WHD2024 @worldheartfed
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Michelle MacDonald retweeted
It’s official! The U.S. House of Representatives passed the HEARTS Act! ❤️🙌✅
This bipartisan bill can improve the chain of survival in schools nationwide by ensuring students, staff and visitors are prepared to respond in a cardiac emergency. 🧵⬇️
Michelle MacDonald retweeted
Fun Fact: Doctors Shuhan He, MD, and Harish Shanthanu Seethapathy, MD, from Mass General, co-created the anatomically correct heart emoji we see on our smartphones today. This heartwarming initiative aimed to improve communication in healthcare. 🫀 #WorldEmojiDay
ALT Did you know that doctors from Mass General helped create the anatomically correct heart emoji we now see on our smart devices? The goal of creating this emoji was to improve communication between healthcare providers, patients and their families. Shuhan He, MD, an emergency medicine instructor, and Harish Shanthanu Seethapathy, MD, an assistant physician in the department of medicine, developed the emoji.
Michelle MacDonald retweeted
"There is no gender bias in medicine. Because I said so..."
"This @NYTimes article raised women's awareness of #SCAD - but it was the public response that floored me..."
And when I say 'public', I mean the response from physicians.
myheartsisters.org/2019/11/1… via @HeartSisters
✔️Raise awareness about heart health AND the importance of mental health
Healing is not linear ❤️🩹
Grateful to be part of the iSCAD registry ❤️
#scadsurvivor
#scadstrong
NEWS⚡️ In @JAHA_AHA, the #iSCADregistry publishes largest study to date assessing posttraumatic stress disorder and spontaneous coronary artery dissection in >800 patients.
#SCAD #PTSD #SCADheart @SCADalliance MORE... ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/…
Michelle MacDonald retweeted
WEAR RED - GO RED for WOMEN
February is American Heart Month, a month set aside to raise awareness about heart disease.
FEB 2 is Wear Red Day & Go Red for Women Day . So, dig out those red clothes and help spread awareness.
SCAD Awareness Week is Feb 18-24. Watch for details
On 9/4/20, my life was forever changed when I had a #widowmaker heart attack ❤️🩹due to #SCAD. On 4/29/23 - 2 yrs, 4 mos , and 7 days later, I was invited to share my story #MiriamGala @MiriamHospital #scadsurvivor #scadheart #heartattacksurvivor
giving.lifespan.org/The-Miri…
Grateful to have the opportunity to share my ❤️🩹#SCAD journey to help support @MiriamHospital
Let’s bring the latest lifesaving technology to the Women’s Cardiovascular Program at The Miriam! giving.lifespan.org/The-Miri…
#scadawareness #scadsurvivor #miriamgala
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Michelle MacDonald retweeted
This part is frightening:
"We have known about #SCAD for nearly a century, but we still do not know how best to prevent, diagnose, and treat it - making SCAD a highly important and unmet clinical need..."
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: an unpredictable event | European Heart Journal Supplements | Oxford Academic academic.oup.com/eurheartjsu…
Honored to be part of this event next week! Raising funds for a cause close to my ❤️🩹! #scadheartattacksurvivor
#scadstrong #scadawareness
The Miriam Hospital Gala & Auction 2023 – Welcome to South Beach giving.lifespan.org/The-Miri…
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No better feeling than my ❤️ world coming together with my teacher world for a special project! Behind the scenes 🎥 - raising awareness with the help of my firsties! #francisfalconsfly #towniepride #scadheart
Know the signs and trust your instincts! Listen to your body, get checked out, and advocate for yourself. My jaw hurt, but my chest pain just felt like heartburn (not an 🐘). #scadawareness #scadheart
Today is #WomensDay!
Women with #CVD 💔 continue to be underdiagnosed due to misconceptions and a lack of awareness among patients and doctors.
📣 Help us spread awareness! The more women know about heart disease, the better their chance of beating it 💪 worldheart.org/women-cvd
Michelle MacDonald retweeted
Happy #HeartMonth! ❤️ Every year, we spend February working to spread heart-health awareness to help save more lives. This year, we're partnering with the Big Lots Foundation with a $333,333 matching gift. If you donate now at spr.ly/60113jjix, they'll match your gift.
Michelle MacDonald retweeted
A woman you should know…Dr. Myra Adele Logan.
The first woman to perform open heart surgery, Dr. Logan is credited with researching early detection and treatment for breast cancer. Her research has saved countless lives. #29DaysofHeart #BlackHistoryMonth #HeartMonth #Honor
This is 2 years post- SCAD heart attack. I am grateful for the chance to see all three kids venture off on their own. I have regained enough physical strength to actually help lift boxes - I’ve come a long way since the original limit of a gallon of milk.
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I have learned to trust myself and my body and when doubt and fear creep in, or I get frustrated, I have an incredible support system (that’s all of you) that encourages me to try or ask for help.
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I cried on my SCADiversary - not for what I’ve lost, but because my heart ❤️🩹is simply filled with gratitude (and a couple of stents). I share my story because it really can happen to anyone - I know because it happened to me. #scadheart #widowmaker
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Team Building (literally)! What would you build your school with? Shoutout to this construction 🚧 crew! @Michele04124276 @BrancoKristin #francisfalconsfly
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