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JOAN & BONNIE'S STORY
Joan:"Five years ago, I was driving with my sister when I began having shoulder pain. She had experienced a heart attack two weeks earlier, so she drove straight to the hospital. Sure enough, I was having a heart attack. My doctor tells me that if I have another I might not make it through, because the first one damaged my heart. I had no choice but to change everything in my life. I quit smoking, I exercise, and I eat healthy now. Until I had a heart attack myself, I thought heart attacks were for old men."
Bonnie:"I had a heart attack at the age of 44. I thought I was having indigestion, but when my sister saw the blood drain from my face, she called 9-1-1. I remember thinking, 'Why's she calling 9-1-1? I'm going to take an antacid and it's going to go away.' Two weeks later, she also had a heart attack. Now our whole family eats healthier and works out together, since we have this family history."
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