Last year, at age 54, my life dramatically changed. While on my daily 4-mile walk with my dog, I felt a prickly sensation creep up my chest and neck. The tingly feeling wasn’t painful, but it got my attention and I knew something wasn’t right.
At the urging of my husband and mother, I decided … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
How each member of my family deals with FH in their own way. A special installment for FH Awareness Month
I was never a momma’s girl, like my sister. But there are two moments in my life when mom and I had a … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
If you have followed this blog regularly, you know that I have had trouble in the past being approved for my PCSK9 drug, Praluent. There is a whole process you have to follow to be approved for this drug by your insurance … Read More
Blog Post from My Journey with Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Heart Disease
Well, it has been a long journey, of about 36 years, to diagnose me with the correct kind of FH. 36 years. I have thought that I have known everything there is to know about this disease, and definitely everything there … Read More
There’s nothing more important than family. However, as life gets busy, and we get lost in the weeds of our everyday lives, we often lose site of what really matters and take for granted what we have. It took my daughter, Avery, being diagnosed with Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia for me to … Read More
Avery Watts was diagnosed with the rare disease Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia at the age of 6. After her diagnosis, Avery’s life became much more complicated. Luckily, she’s a very strong little girl. Through this project, she hopes to encourage others, especially those with … Read More
If you were to check out my Facebook page, I probably look like a pretty typical 41-year-old woman. I married my high school sweetheart, and in July we will celebrate 20 years of marriage. I have two beautiful children, one boy and one girl, between whose activities I am constantly shuttling back and … Read More
One Second.
It’s true what they say. It only takes one second for your entire life to change. Everything is different. Uncertainty is the new normal. The day our six-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia, a rare disease that can lead to heart disease, … Read More
