We are excited to see much more coverage of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in the news and social media. Recently, Grey Genetics featured Fran Emmolo Gamella on their podcast Patient Stories. Fran shared how she only understood her diagnosis of FH after a heart attack at 31. Unfortunately, it’s … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
The title needed quotation marks because it was suggested by my husband after my latest appointment with my cardiologist. I hope after reading this post you will concur with its appropriateness.
As we all know, managing … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
A few weeks ago something really bizarre happened. On a Wednesday afternoon, my husband and I went for our usual bi-weekly or so walk in our neighborhood. We have what I call a “kick-a$$” (for me) hill right outside … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
“Up and at’em!” – is what my surgeon said to me the day I came out of ICU, two days after my surgery. Three years ago tonight I came out of my open heart surgery with a new mechanical aortic valve, a new … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
I follow a number of forums and pages dedicated to FH and heart disease. Let me just say first that I am grateful that they exist. Back when I started this blog, there was no information out there about our disease and … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
It’s been a while since we chatted. Life seems to have sped up there for the past few months. I guess it’s good when you make plans but even better when you get to carry them out. But delay no longer.
I … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
I was diagnosed with FH when I was 8. That was in 1983, and it was back in Romania. Back there, it was a very rare and obscure disease, but they at least knew enough to know it is inherited from a parent and that you … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
So, I am back in cardiac rehab – two years and 6 months after my surgery. It feels odd, and a bit tardy, but I only have so much energy to argue with my cardiologist.
The reason he sent me back is because I still … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
Caveat: this is not the norm!
I have talked about this before (https://livingwithfh.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-helpful-health-insurance-alas-there.html), and as anyone taking Praluent or Repatha knows: ordering a new … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
I have been pondering upon life and the resilience we have, the stubbornness we have come equipped with from birth to embrace it. To fight on. To stay on the path of making ourselves stronger and to live.
This piece … Read More