Jennifer felt cardiac rehab was geared for older people.
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One was the fact that I was 43 when my heart disease was discovered, I felt like the majority of ,for instance, cardiac rehab was geared for older people. And I believed that the doctors and nurses, they were used to dealing with older people than myself. And I felt that I wanted more attention to the fact that I was only 43 when it happened. And, you know, I was hoping to be able to live say for a further 43 years. And I felt like the care that I was getting, was not looking 43 years out from where I was at the time.
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