My story
“They told me it was a sinus infection”
Garima Dwivedi
Stroke survivor
Real stories
More real women’s stories
From BC to PEI, these women in Canada come from various backgrounds but share one thing in common: they’re survivors. Read their stories.
Karen Narraway
Karen wanted to believe that her heart was strong and healthy. She actually had heart disease.
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Sandra Thornton
As a Heart & Stroke volunteer, Sandra knew that women can experience heart attack differently. That knowledge may have saved her life.
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Geneviève Morel
My husband was forced to make an unthinkable decision – save my life or our unborn son’s. My stroke has changed our lives forever.
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Winsome Dewar
My family history and Afro-Caribbean heritage puts me at a much higher risk of heart disease. I have to be vigilant about my own health.
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Esther Sanderson
Indigenous people believe in taking care of our hearts, minds and spirits. Thirteen years after my heart transplant, I’m still doing that.
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