Anne1 questions why heart failure happened to her and questions its progression.
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Initially it made me, I guess it made me sad and bitter because why did this happen to me after I do everything right. I live right. I work out hard. You know – why? And I worry. Not constantly but it’s like something in the back of my mind of is it going to switch from being compensated to just flat-out congestive heart failure? And if it’s flat-out congested heart failure, how will I be able to deal with it?
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- Coping Strategies – Anne1Anne1 gradually increased her daily walks to get stronger.
- Coping Strategies – Anne1Anne1 encourages women with heart failure to listen to their doctors and follow their advice.
- Finding Information & Cardiac Rehab – Anne1Anne1 regained her strength and confidence so that she could 'push on'.
- Reflections on Identity, Life and Death – Anne1Anne1 would like information about MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying).
- Access – Anne1Anne1 never received any follow up from her clinic and was left to manage on her own.
- Care Delivery – Anne1Anne1 relies on the experts.
- Care Delivery – Anne1Anne1 feels that she was 'left hanging in the breeze'.
- Diagnosis – Anne1Anne1 questions why heart failure happened to her and questions its progression.
- Impact on Work, School, Finances – Anne1Anne1 also speaks positively about her boss who supported her by letting her leave work when she became too fatigued to continue.