Jennifer's life perspective changed following a stroke and heart failure.
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But they, you know, we all survived, and they’re back to having no, no issues anymore. And, you know, my, my daughter is, both my son and my daughter are a lot more aware about health issues, because they’ve, they’ve lived through it through me, and my daughter is actually an active volunteer because of it. And because they’ve seen me embrace volunteering at that the way I have. So, you know, if we’re talking about a scale, it was it was it was a bit down at the beginning but overall, it has actually been a positive impact on all of us to, to accept that life is valuable and can change quickly and your health is important, and you can’t take it for granted. And you know, you’ve got to live your life, the best you can today. And my husband and I both have moved our approach to life more to that perspective.
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