Alaina Encourages All Women to Listen to Their Hearts - Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day

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Alaina Encourages All Women to Listen to Their Hearts

I followed my heart. After numerous failed trips the to ER and my primary care physician that fell on deaf ears, I took my heart into my own hands and made an appointment with a cardiologist. She listened to ME! I know my own body and I knew something was amiss. I needed two new valves and had a PFO that was discovered during surgery and repaired. I remind women to listen to their bodies. Simple things such as fatigue in the shower, napping and shortness of breath could be silent symptoms! When in Doubt…check that ❤ out! #listentoyourheart❤