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Old 02-05-2004, 12:58 PM
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2-6-04 Wear Red Day

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Friday, February 6, 2004, is National Wear Red Day!!!



A day when people nationwide will take women's health to heart by wearing red to show
their support for raising awareness that heart disease is the #1 killer
of women in the United States. By showing off a favorite red dress,
shirt, or tie, Americans will unite in the national movement to give
women a personal and urgent wake-up call about their risk of heart disease.
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Old 02-05-2004, 02:31 PM
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wellllll, can I wear PINK?
You know it's the red and white combo?
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Old 02-05-2004, 03:49 PM
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All the ladies in my office will be wearing red tomorrow in honor of the day. My mother and her sisters are going to the heart screening and seminar downtown since all three of them want to know more since there are cerrtain risk factors in our family.
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Old 02-05-2004, 04:14 PM
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wellllll, can I wear PINK?
You know it's the red and white combo?
You beat me to it! I was thinking *in my Becky voice* "Um, I don't DO red." LOL
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Old 02-06-2004, 01:48 AM
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Sorors,

You know we make any color look good.Red is just another term for an INTENSIFIED shade of PINK!
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Old 02-06-2004, 01:38 PM
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No comment on the color thang!

Seriously though, I have been diagnosed with partially blocked arteries and am the proud owner of stents. I am not overweight and there is no history of heart disease in my family and my cholesterol levels are good. But I am a smoker and have high blood pressure (as with most of the members of my family.) It was purely by happenstance that I got the diagnosis. I can pin point the cause of mine--I have to stop smoking and excercise more. But it is not that easy for other women who have no obvious risk factors.

Ladies, get your cholesterol and blood pressure checked regularly regardless of your age. As women, we internalize a lot of life's stressors and that has a direct affect on our hearts. We also tend to ignore the signs our bodies are giving to us. I know most of you are under 35 but it is never too early to start taking better care of yourself.

Mama has spoken!
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Old 02-06-2004, 01:41 PM
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Mama has spoken!
Thanks Mama! We HEAR AND SEE you!
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Old 02-11-2004, 10:03 AM
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Old 02-11-2004, 10:07 AM
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My sorors are so on point!!!!
Thanks Soror Moderator.

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Old 02-11-2004, 10:12 AM
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thank you mama :).

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No comment on the color thang!

Seriously though, I have been diagnosed with partially blocked arteries and am the proud owner of stents. I am not overweight and there is no history of heart disease in my family and my cholesterol levels are good. But I am a smoker and have high blood pressure (as with most of the members of my family.) It was purely by happenstance that I got the diagnosis. I can pin point the cause of mine--I have to stop smoking and excercise more. But it is not that easy for other women who have no obvious risk factors.

Ladies, get your cholesterol and blood pressure checked regularly regardless of your age. As women, we internalize a lot of life's stressors and that has a direct affect on our hearts. We also tend to ignore the signs our bodies are giving to us. I know most of you are under 35 but it is never too early to start taking better care of yourself.




Mama has spoken!

i hope that you do work hard to give up smoking. my granny tried but wasn't able to quit completely . take it one day at a time and know that your sisterfriend on the east coast is praying for ya!!
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Old 02-11-2004, 04:39 PM
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Re: thank you mama :).

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i hope that you do work hard to give up smoking. my granny tried but wasn't able to quit completely . take it one day at a time and know that your sisterfriend on the east coast is praying for ya!!
Yes, it is very hard. But I'll just keep trying. Thank you for your prayers.
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Old 02-11-2004, 08:29 PM
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i actually work in a cardiovascular division of a rather large hospital, and this was all over the place last friday. we all got red dress pins to wear and there were informations tables all over about heart disease, etc. hopefully it brings more attention to this situation.
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Old 02-12-2004, 10:41 AM
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Re: Re: thank you mama :).

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Yes, it is very hard. But I'll just keep trying. Thank you for your prayers.
YAY!!!! Ladygreek, you know a lot of us have been praying for this one!!! I will keep you in my prayers. I love ya, Momma!
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