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Primary care doctor (Colmar, France)

Martine, 61 years old

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I’m 61 and I love outdoor sports, the mountains and nature. Even my bout with breast cancer 30 years ago couldn’t knock me out of the game. Instead, it helped me heal. In 2017, during a period of enormous chronic stress due to family and professional commitments, I suddenly felt pain in my chest and even more pain in my jaws. I was briefly hospitalized in the cardiology unit where I had a normal coronary angiography and was diagnosed with coronary spasm. After that, activity was harder for me and I got very tired and out of breath. But it was unthinkable to stop hiking in the mountains during summer or winter—stopping would have put me into depression. Fortunately, I heard about Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation on a radio show! They listened carefully, provided good recommendations and prescribed treatment better suited to this disease and my history (migraines, sleep apnea, etc.). I’m writing this today after a lovely Alpine hike with no pain! Thanks to you, life is wonderful!

 

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Katia, 55 years old

Lille, France

September 2019: I left my home after domestic violence. I filed a complaint with police and started divorce proceedings. My first shock. March 2020: COVID-19 arrived and I was locked down alone in my apartment and new town, Le Havre. Being furloughed for three months threw me into a state of complete [...]

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Chantal, 70 years old

There’s a BEFORE and an AFTER. For a number of years, I suffered from an arrhythmia. Despite an electric shock and medications, I was having more and more episodes lasting longer each time. At 68 years of age, I was unable to plan activities, an outing or even accept an invitation because of my [...]

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Stéphanie, 55 years old

Secretary in Nancy, France

“A colleague verbally attacked me for an incident that seemed to me like it wasn’t a big deal. I felt a physical shock, but I didn’t pay any attention to it. I felt pain in my chest and my left arm for two or three days, but I wasn’t alarmed by it. Then, one night while I was reading, I [...]

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