I don’t talk about it much, but Heart Disease is a cause very close to my heart. My dad has coronary artery disease and I’ve lived with this knowledge my entire life. So during the month of February, I want to remind you it’s not just about Valentine’s Day. Today, February 5th is also GO RED FOR WOMEN day.
Did you know that heart disease is the Number 1 killer of women in America? According to their website, Go Red For Women celebrates the energy, passion and power we have as women to band together to wipe out heart disease and stroke*. Today, wear Red in support of The American Heart Association and the GO RED FOR WOMEN MOVEMENT. I am!
So in support of GO RED FOR WOMEN post a comment for a chance to win this beautiful vintage style brooch made of chunky, garnet colored rhinestones. My purchase of the brooch for the winner supports The Go Red For Women Movement
If you want a second chance to win, I’m also running the same contest at Writerspace during the entire month of February – you can enter HERE.
So be good to your heart and comment today for a chance to win!
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I think it’s a great cause and how appropriate that it’s in February. I wear a work uniform, but I’ll be sure to include some red underneath.
Cute pin!
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Heart disease runs in my family too. My dad had two bypass surgeries 14 years apart and died at the age of 74. My brother who is now 62 also has heart issues and a pacemaker.
Great cause to support!
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out of 6 kids in her generation my mom and aunt were the only ones to make it past 42. Mom died one month after turning 57 her heart was completely clogged. I have my red on.
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Great cause! You are great female role models and you do nice things for the world!
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The brooch is beautiful and the fact that it is in support of Go Red for Women makes it even more amazing. I think everyone probably knows someone whose life has been affected by heart disease. So kudos to you for supporting this great cause. It was also nice to see Project Runway get out the same message last night with a challenge involving Go Red for Women.
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Go Red! :valpres: It’s such an important cause. I think everyone knows someone who’s been affected.
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I love this brooch. Very pretty and makes a great prize. Have a great weekend everyone. Go Colts!!!!!!!!!
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What a pretty brooch pin, and a great cause to get info out on, thanks Carly.
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It’s close to my heart too! Thanks for the giveaway! (Love your books!)
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Great cause and a beautiful pin! :valpres:
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That looks lovely! :valpres:
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I have my red on!! I think we women need to be as aware of the signs and symptoms of heart disiease as we all are of breast cancer.
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I love that pin. Have a great weekend, everyone.
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My Dad also has had two bypass surgeries. He was only 42 when he had his first heart attack. I wore my red satiny blouse today AND did an extra mile on the treadmill this morning!
Tami
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I’ve got my red on!
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Great cause and cute pin!
Have a great Friday all,
Cher
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Yay, Carly! Going to go find some red!
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This is a cause close to my heart- literally. I’m 35 and I have several heart issues that I deal with on a daily basis- lots of medicine, diet and exercise. I was relieved to find out a few months ago that the electrical problem with my heart isn’t hereditary and so my kids probably won’t have it (which is something I constantly worried about). I’m hopeful that campaigns like this one will raise awareness and spread the word. Doctors are still so conflicted about treatment options for woman because we don’t always have the same symptoms as men, if we have them at all. This is a great cause and I’m thankful that you support it!
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What a great cause. Thanks for reminding me.
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Thanks for this wonderful post. Important and vital to look after your health and the pin is gorgeous. Heart disease runs in our family and we are vigilant about it.
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This is a great cause
I try my best through diet and exercise to keep my cholesterol down so that I hopefully won’t be a heart disease statistic.
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Great cause – My Dad died of heart failure before I was 2. Red is my favorite color.
Have fun.
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Go Red! Have a great weekend everyone.
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Heart disease exists in our family. My dad had it and died early and all of his siblings. My children don’t have it luckily but my 2 siblings and I do. We are always aware of our health and tae care of it. thanks for this reminder and the lovely pin.
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Go rED ! I love this brooch
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Heart disease also runs in my family! My brother passed away at the age of 52 from heart disease!
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Sadly I’m all to familiair with the disease. So this is a great cause!
Pretty Brooch btw.
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Everyone should get behind this cause. GO RED!!!
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What a great cause and a great thing to do!!!
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Heart disease run in my Dad’s family. Sadly he passed away from cancer before ever having any heart problems. Go Red is a wonderful way to celebrate this Friday. Thanks Carly for bringing it to everyone’s attention.
Everyone have a wonderful weekend. If you are a football fan enjoy the Super Bowl!
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Heart issues run in my family too and I already put on my red this morning. I’m glad this issue is being discussed in depth today, but it should be discussed everyday.
And Thanks for the chance to win this pin–it’s really cute!
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What a beautiful brooch! GO RED!
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Hey Carly, that is a beautiful pin. I did notice that you were running the same contest at writerspace, so don’t count me in for this one okay. I hope that all is well with everyone.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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Great cause Carly.
My 35 year old son had what is known as a pause, the heart stops for a second or two, yesterday and “hit the deck”, his words.
It scared the whole family especially me, he is my baby. I know , I know.
Anyway now he will get necessary treatment and observation.
My hubby has the same condition as did his Dad.
Hubby has a pace maker now. They weren’t available for his Dad.
So supporting the heart assoc. is very important.
:Valday:
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We have a long history in my Dad’s family of heart disease. In fact, my Dad
died on the operating table after open heart surgery. When they took him
off the “machine,” he had a massive coronary and they were unable to save
him. I recently had a couple of incidents which caused my primary care physician to send me off for testing. My cardiologist reported, after a stress test, that everything is absolutely great!
I’m sorry about your Dad and hope you are keeping close watch over your own
health. Thanks for your support of the GO RED campaign!
Pat Cochran
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The pin is beautiful! It’s such a scary thing for women since the signs can be much different than the normal signs.
My day job works with AH for the go Red program and it’s a wonderful thing.
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The brooch is lovely and what a wonderful cause.
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I dug out my red for the day, and do for most of the month.
I love the brooch. I collect them, so would love to win it!!
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I love the pin it is really pretty
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Thanks for this lovely pin for this important cause. I wore red today.
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This is a great contest. Wonderful
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Go red is very important. I went red today
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What a beautiful pin.
My dad died of congestive heart failure almost 2 yrs ago. He was 89 – he lived a long good life.
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Carly what a wonder thing to do remind people of how important it is to think about your heart and be aware. I have heart problems among several other ones, but we really need our hearts so we need to take of them. A couple guys at work wore their red sweaters today and I told them thank you for supporting heart disease today.
Thanks again Carly everyone have a great weekend.
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ex husbands grandmother died at a young age for heart disease…ex husbands mother has them and takes meds and has medical issues…I help to take care of her (I divorced him, not her) I love her and would do it no matter what but mostly…I do it for my kids who love their grandmother and would do anything for her….she’s always been afraid of dying and not being there for her granddaughters…so every year they buy eachother angels to watch over eachother…it’s cute…and make the three of them feel better.
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The pin which is unique and special reflects this important and ongoing cause. Thanks for this reminder and post.
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As an almost 11 year heart attack surviver, thanks for being so supportive. This cause is near and dear to my heart! I was one of the lucky ones who had no symptoms and was still young. I had 4 young children who needed me to be their mom and a husband who needed me to be his wife. Keep passing the word.
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I didn’t even know about this, but its such a good cause.
Count me out of the drawing (I don’t think that the brooch would travel well internationally).
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Bit late getting here, but I want to add my two-cents worth.
I think all of us have been friends or a relative of someone with heart disease. Anything we can do to help with the cure is vitally important. I was thrilled to see the accent regarding heart problems that is shown on this special occasion here at Plot Monkeys. Congratulations to you all and Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Heart disease runs on my mom’s and my dad’s side of the family. Just a couple of days ago I had to have a Echogram done. I haven’t got the results back yet. I will definitely be wearing red.
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My mom has a mechanical valve and refers to her (very large) scar as her “zipper”. So I’m all for supporting anything to do with heart disease – and thank you for highlighting it in your blog!
Caroline xxxx
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I have mitral valve regurgitation so have always been aware of my heart. Thanks for making this part of your Friday blog.
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:valpres: I made sure to wear red yesterday to support the cause as did my coworkers…
Michelle B. aka koshkalady
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Lovely brooch and what a worthy cause as well!
TY
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what a worthy cause and I love the brooch. Dad had a triple bypass and then within 1 yr. had to have 2 of them redone; yes they blocked again. He had lots of problems. So I wear a bracelet once in a while for him.\
Thanks so much for bringing this to many peoples’ attention.
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Carly,
I want to thank you for posting the blog on Go Red. It is close to me also as I’ve had a Triple Bypass doe several yrs ago. It was unfortunate that I didn’t see the blog till early Sat morning and didn’t join till then. Thank you again.
Nancy :)