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What’s your ‘purse-onality?’ Seventh annual Go Red for Women Luncheon features education, entertainment By KARRIS GOLDEN For The Courier
Whether practical or the latest fashion, a purse is much more than an accessory. It holds important things — money, keys and identification. A good bag also serves as a catchall for lipstick, breath mints and other must-have items. But do you realize that lifesaving items also are in the bag? That’s the message of the seventh annual Go Red for Women Luncheon, presented by the American Heart Association. This Cedar Valley event takes place Nov. 5 at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center, and all attendees are encouraged to wear red. The day’s schedule will include morning events, beginning at 9 a.m., and culminate in a hearthealthy lunch. Tara Thomas of KWWL-TV will serve as emcee. Keynote speaker Penny O’Connor will talk with local women about heart health and reveal the life-saving items every woman should carry with her. Allen Hospital serves as the local sponsor. National
Go Red for Women sponsors are Macy’s and Merck. All proceeds go to fund local, regional and national heart health research that specifically targets the unique concerns of women. “This annual event has been successful in educating women at the local and regional level,” said Linda Hudwalker Bowman, who chairs the luncheon committee. “There are women who have attended every year and continue to derive a great deal of information and entertainment from the event. However, we realize there are still many who don’t yet know that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women.”
This understanding fuels the need for this luncheon, Bowman added. Just when she believes “everyone knows,” she meets a woman who doesn’t know of her risks. “We hope women who have attended in the past will keep coming back and bring someone new — a friend, relative or coworker who needs to hear this message. And men are welcome, too, of course!” Past Cedar Valley Go Red for Women luncheons took place in February. Bowman and the American Heart Association decided to move the luncheon to November so it coincides with other Iowa events, as well as the national campaign. In the past, the Cedar Valley event has been Iowa’s largest in terms of attendance. Silent auction items will be on display throughout the morning and include fare designed to reflect many “purse-onalities.” These bags will include a variety of items donated by local businesses. For details, call (888) 619-7980, ext. 0, or go to www. heart.org/waterlooiagored luncheon.
Schedule of events 9 a.m. ■ Health screenings by Allen Hospital. ■ Vendor booths. ■ P u rs e - o n a l i ty silent auction. ■ Picture & a Promise, sponsored by Cedar Valley Vein Clinic.
demonstration, sponsored by Western Home Communities, and “Dance, Dance, Dance” and “Genetics & Heart Disease,” both sponsored by Allen Hospital.
Can you handle it? The Nov. 5 Go Red for Women Luncheon will take place at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo. Participants can take advantage of the full schedule or attend certain events. Tickets are $40 per person and can be purchased by calling (888) 6197980, ext. 0, or go to www.heart. org/waterlooiagoredluncheon.
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In the bag Items women carry reveal commitment to heart-healthy lifestyles By CJ HINES For The Courier
They come in all shapes, sizes and colors, and for any occasion — clutch, barrel, cargo, shoulder, messenger, satchel and hobo. Our purses reflect our moods and our personality. But what’s inside can reveal a commitment to a heart-healthy lifestyle. Elise Campbell, 28, carries baby aspirin. As a young girl, Campbell used to faint in church. High metabolism, she said. She was 14 when her father broke his toe and doctors found a heart murmur. They diagnosed him with idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, a thickening of the heart muscle, hindering the flow of blood. Because IHSS is inherited, Campbell and her two siblings were tested; she was diagnosed with IHSS. In 2004, her cardiologist, unsure of her condition, sent her to Mayo Clinic for a heart biopsy. Doctors categorized her condition as noncompaction cardiomyopathy. Patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy are at greater risk for developing blood clots from blood retained in the heart. Campbell is on blood thinner, blood pressure medication and daily aspirin. She eventually may get a heart defibrillator. “I hope I won’t have to, as technology advances. But it used to be a death sentence for people with my prognosis,” said Campbell, a Council Bluffs native now living in Cedar Falls. “I have restrictions. I can’t run a marathon. But it doesn’t mean I can’t exercise. I’m into yoga, and I encourage others to eat healthy and take care of themselves. I started a walk-
ing team at work. I want people to know heart disease can be prevented.” Prevention is vital for Chelley Pratt, whose purse contains a glucose test kit. She knew she was at risk for health problems. Her mother had Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. She died of a massive stroke in 1997. Her father has high blood pressure and all of her siblings have diabetes. Pratt was diagnosed three years ago with Type 2 diabetes. “I threw myself a pity party when I found out,” said Pratt, 41, director of human resources at the Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo. But she didn’t take her condition seriously until last November. RICK TIBBOTT / Courier Staff Photographer
See IN THE BAG, page 4 Elise Campbell, left, and Chelley Pratt are committed to living heart-healthy lifestyles.
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IN THE BAG From page 3 “My blood sugar was over 200. It scared me; it had never been over 200 before. I didn’t want that to continue. I joined a gym and started exercising,” said Pratt, who has lost weight since November. Pratt has her hemoglobin checked three to four times a year and is more attuned to how she feels. “I use what I know about how I feel. Diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol make you more prone to heart disease,” she said. She also has cut salt and meat from her diet. “I eat a lot of salads, potatoes, beans and whole grains and take supplements. I’m not on anything except oral medication,” she said. Pratt enjoys the Go Red events for the information as well as the camaraderie and support network it provides. “I try to use what I know to coach others,” she said. Brittany Svoboda, who hopes to help others going through similar ordeals, always carries her daughter’s photo and medical information. Neither Svoboda nor her husband, Shannon, have heartrelated problems, although many of their family members suffer from heart disease. They’re both health conscious and take care of themselves. But heart disease hit home when their 4-week-old daughter, Riley, was diagnosed with two holes in her heart — one between her two atria and one between her two ventricles. “Many babies are born with this; it’s not uncommon. The symptoms don’t show up until babies are between 4 and 6 weeks old,” said Svoboda, 28, of rural
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Mount Auburn. “She didn’t eat. The nurses noticed how fast she was breathing, so they did an echocardiogram and found the two holes. She couldn’t eat, so she couldn’t grow.” Born on Oct. 5, 2009, Riley was transferred to the University of Iowa’s NICU on Oct. 9. Doctors found blood going into her lungs, putting her in congestive heart failure. “I about fell on the floor when they told us that, thinking about my relatives with that. But with a baby, it is easily treatable,” Svoboda said. On Nov. 3, 2009, doctors stitched one hole closed and put a mesh patch on the other. By the next day, she was off the ventilator. By day eight, she went home. Since then, Riley has not been on any medication and has not been sick. On her first birthday, her cardiologist declared her “perfectly healthy and should not have to see a cardiologist again,” Svoboda said.
“I have restrictions. I can’t run a marathon. But it doesn’t mean I can’t exercise. I’m into yoga, and I encourage others to eat healthy and take care of themselves. I started a walking team at work. I want people to know heart disease can be prevented.”
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Brittany Svoboda with daughter Riley. Riley was diagnosed with two holes in her heart when she was 4 weeks old. She had surgery to correct the problem, and today the toddler is “perfectly healthy.”
Elise Campbell living with heart disease
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Know the signs of heart attack, stroke If you or someone you know shows signs of heart attack or stroke, call 911 right away. An Emergency Medical Services team can begin treatment when it arrives. That means treatment can begin sooner than it would if the patient arrived at the hospital by car. What’s more, the EMS team also is trained to revive someone whose heart has stopped, which saves hundreds of lives each year. If you have symptoms and you can’t access EMS, ask someone to drive you to the hospital immediately. Don’t drive yourself, unless there’s just no other option.
What is cardiovascular disease? Cardiovascular disease includes diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Most heart and blood vessel problems develop over
time and occur when your arteries develop atherosclerosis, a process that begins in childhood and involves a gradual buildup of plaque inside your arteries. Plaque contains fat, cholesterol and other substances and can grow large enough to significantly reduce blood flow through an artery. Most of the damage occurs when a plaque becomes fragile and ruptures. Plaques that rupture can cause blood clots to form. These clots can block blood flow at the site of the rupture or can break off and travel through the artery to another part of the body. If either happens and blocks an artery that feeds the heart or brain, it causes a heart attack or stroke.
gasp dramatically, clutch her heart and drop to the ground. No one has any doubts about what’s happening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or disWhat is a heart attack? comfort. Often the people affected Some heart attacks are sudden aren’t sure what’s wrong and wait and intense, causing someone to too long before getting help.
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Heart attack warning signs ■ Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
■ Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. ■ Shortness of breath. This feeling may occur with or without chest discomfort. ■ Other signs of discomfort. These may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness. As with men, women’s most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting and back or jaw pain. If you or someone you are with has chest discomfort, especially
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Go Red features educational breakout sessions Each woman participating in the Go Red event Nov. 5 can choose from three different breakout sessions offering insights into the areas of heart health. All three breakout sessions will be offered twice from 10 to 10:30 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. on the main level at Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center. In addition, presenting sponsor Allen Hospital is providing free heart-health evaluations through its HeartAware program. Sessions include:
showcase a variety of rhythmic dance styles offered in the Cedar Valley. No matter your age, ďŹ tness level or dance experience, this session will demonstrate that dance can be an option for your ďŹ tness routine. Presenters include Helen Harton, instructor for Prairie Rose Middle Eastern Dance Troupe; Karla Brown, certiďŹ ed Zumba instructor; a local tap instructor; and a local salsa instructor. They will give attendees a taste of each dance style, its ďŹ tness beneďŹ ts and information on local classes and dance groups.
‘Heart-Healthy 30 Minute-Meals,’ Western Home Communities
The Allen Hospital HeartAware evaluation is a free cardiovascular risk assessment conducted online. It only takes about seven minutes to complete and provides women with personalized and strictly conďŹ dential information. The Allen HeartAware ‘Genetics and Heart program helps you: Disease,’ Cedar Valley â– Assess your current cardiovascular health status and idenCardiovascular Center tify those medical or lifestyle Salam Sbaity, M.D., will pres- conditions that may lead to ent “Genetics and Heart Dis- development of the disease. ease.â€? Dr. Sbaity is board certi- â– Take action to reduce your
Nick and Heidi DuCharme will present “Heart-Healthy 30-Minute Meals.â€? Nick is director of dining services for south campus at Western Home Communities. Heidi is manager of 3 Heart at Allen Hospital and former coordinator of the Allen HeartAware program. Nick will do a cooking demonstration on how to prepare heart-healthy meals from start to ďŹ nish in 30 minutes, and the couple will give ideas on food items to keep on hand for quick and healthy meals.
ďŹ ed in cardiology and internal medicine. His practice is located at Cedar Valley Cardiovascular Center, and he is affiliated with Allen Hospital.
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level of risk, including making you aware of the many services available through Allen Hospital. â– Receive, at your option, free continuing education via e-mail about your speciďŹ c cardiovascular health and risk factors. Knowing your risk proďŹ le will enable you to take control of your
health and provide you with the best defense against cardiovascular disease. Tickets to attend the Cedar Valley Go Red for Women Luncheon are $40 per person and can be reserved by calling (888) 6197980, or visiting www.heart. org/waterlooiagoredluncheon.
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The story behind the red dress Why is the red dress the symbol of women and heart disease? In 2003, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the American Heart Association and other organizations committed to women’s health joined together to raise awareness of women and heart disease. The NHLBI introduced the red dress as a national symbol for women and heart disease awareness and the American Heart Association adopted this symbol to create synergy among all organizations committed to ďŹ ghting this cause. By working together to advance this important cause, the American Heart Association, NHLBI and other women’s health groups will have a greater impact than any one group could have alone. Source: goredforwomen.org
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SIGNS From page 5 with one or more of the other signs, don’t wait longer than ďŹ ve minutes before calling 911 for help.
What is a stroke? A stroke, the No. 3 killer of women, is a type of vascular disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. A stroke occurs when an artery that carries blood, oxygen and nutrients to the brain either bursts or is blocked by a clot. When that happens, part of the brain can’t get the blood it needs, so it starts to die. When part of the brain dies from lack of blood ow, the part of the body it controls is affected. Strokes can cause paralysis, affect language and vision and cause other problems. Seeking early treatment can minimize the potentially devastating effects of stroke, but to receive them, a person must recognize the warning signs and act quickly. For more information about stroke and its effects, visit www.americanheart.org.
A stroke is a medical emergency. Learn to recognize a stroke because any delay in treatment can lead to brain damage. Warning signs may include: â– Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body. â– Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding. â– Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes. â– Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination. â– Sudden, severe headache with no known cause. Not all these warning signs occur in every stroke. If you or someone with you has one or more stroke symptoms that last more than a few minutes, don’t delay. Call 911. Also, check the time so you’ll know when the ďŹ rst symptoms appeared. It’s very important to take immediate action. If given within three hours of the start of symptoms, a clot-busting drug can reduce long-term disability for the most common type of stroke. Source: American Heart Association
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