I am a mother, a grandmother, a daughter, a sister and a
twin. I
have successfully climbed the corporate ladder and have had the same ladder
pulled out from under me.
I wrote this book for:
All the women I speak to, 90% of whom do not know or have not accepted that
heart disease is our number-one killer.
The women who believe that ignorance is bliss.
The women who haven’t heard the news that it does matter if your father,
uncle, or grandmother had heart disease.
The women who believe that women—especially young women—are not supposed to
have heart disease.
The women who have given up listening to their bodies because every time
they go to the doctor it’s dismissed as neurosis.
The women who simply don’t want to be bothered, who are determined not to
travel down the road I want to take them.
I am your neighbor,
your sister, your co-worker, the woman next to you panting on the treadmill—and
yes, that’s me you see Saturday morning at the grocery store.