No heart attacks. My mom takes medication and both parents have had stress tests, but no attacks. My husband's mom had open heart surgery, but that was before I knew him. We try to be conscious of the food we eat, and now that the snow has stopped falling, hopefully we'll get back out on the road walking again. I walk a mile everyday at work in the empty warehouse next door.
Cindy,
41
VA USA
I have had a heart attack. Through an angiogram they found that my arteries were clean as a whistle, and they blamed it mostly on genetics. My entire family history shows mid-life heart attacks. My dad has had three and survived them all... my nephew had a massive heart attack this past July and passed away suddenly ~ he was 31 years old ~ it devastated the entire family.
Fisch,
47
Preston, CT USA
my dog just had a heart attack. he was really young.....
A-Dog,
20
Eugene, OR USA
Knock on wood,
no one in my family ever had a heart attack. Lots of strokes though. I
don't want to be in that number so I try to avoid stress, eat not-so-fatty
foods, and exercise daily. Sometimes I
even succeed.
Reba,
57
Gaithersburg, MD USA
My father-in-law died of a heart attack. That was before bypass was available. My grandfather also died of one, but I was very young then. Other than that, only friends and acquaintances. I watch my cholesterol and exercise a minimum amount (I hate it!), but can't say I've changed my lifestyle drastically.
Judy,
62
Easton, KS USA
Yes, my father died of a heart attack on february 1st this year. It's been a hard adjustment, especially for my mom, but we're surviving.
Ashley,
20
Jacksonville, FL USA
My grandpa had a heart attack, and he died. Changes in my lifestyle have been more related to not having my grandpa around than to changing what I eat or whatever. I am hoping to start swimming after the local university's spring break, though. (I haven't started the great stuff I'm going to do yet because I've been busy with proofreading, and the pool is closed next week for spring break.)
Karen,
23
Ames, IA USA
Knock on wood,
no one in my family ever had a heart attack. Lots of strokes though. I
don't want to be in that number so I try to avoid stress, eat not-so-fatty
foods, and exercise daily. Sometimes I
even succeed.
Reba,
57
Gaithersburg, MD USA
My husband had a heart attack and died. I am now more aware of death's effects on the family that remains. My company emails all of us about funerals in employees' families. Now I send a condolence card even when I don't know the employee. I pray a heck of a lot more (almost said hell, but I'm trying to clean up my act!) I lost 30 pounds and I'm trying to exercise more. My will is up to date and I try to keep good financial records so my kids will know where the money is when I die. I spend money without consulting with anyone, I work late without calling home, and I stay up too late surfing the web.
Cathie,
53
Novi, MI USA
My granddad died from a heart attack when I was 11. I haven't made any changes to my lifestyle because of it, but my parents cut down on their red meat intake after his death.
Aly,
17
Cardiff UK
My father had a mild heart attack about 15 years ago. He's always been an active man, however he became even more active after the heart problem. He runs every day, goes to the gym...and looks pretty darn good for a 56 year old man!
Tam
A friend of mine just lost her husband to heart failure.
Alias Irrelevante
Fortunately, no heart attacks. My ex-husband had some heart problems a number of years ago and we cut back on cholesterol-laden foods.
Jane,
63
West Linn, OR USA
My dad had heart surgery in his mid-50s. He battled high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart problems until he died a year and a half ago. Other than that, folks in my family have extremely good health.
Felicia,
37
Lowell, MA USA
I've never been in that type of situation and hope I don't.
Stephanie,
27
TX USA
My father had a 'baby' heart attack and had to have bipass surgery on his heart. I quit smoking for 6 months because it was related to him smoking, but unfortunately I started up again.
Melodi,
19
Gahanna, OH USA
My mother did. It completely changed my life because it was a fatal heart attack.
Laura,
38
Lowell, MA USA
No. Thank God.
Janet,
45
E. Brunswick, NJ USA
My husband has
had several heart attacks and a bypass operation. I've always cooked Heart
Healthy, but he's been partial to high-cholesterol snacking. He's cut
back on the snacking and now
swims for an hour twice a week. This is two hours a week more than he's
exercised before.
Jill,
61
Saylorsburg, PA USA