Jennifer found volunteering gave her a new sense of purpose.
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I used my skills as a lawyer to read the amounts that we had to read and review. And I used my advocacy skills as a lawyer to, you know, I sat at a table with the Chief Scientific Officer of, of India, and the head of Google Health and the editor of nature, sorry, I can’t remember. But these totally high-level people and me. But because of my heart issues, I had a valuable asset to bring to that table. And I had no issues, speaking up and speaking out for, for heart disease patients. And, you know, I believe that I was able to ensure that the patient’s voice was heard at that table, and the 30 million pounds of funding will go to a group that I believed would best help patients who have heart disease. And, and I, as I say, I truly felt like I was made for that position.
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- Mental Health & Emotional Support – JenniferJennifer's children did not want to be away from her, in case something happened.
- Finding Information & Cardiac Rehab – JenniferJennifer talks about how rehab could be improved for younger women.
- Finding Information & Cardiac Rehab – JenniferJennifer needs more information about why.
- Reflections on Identity, Life and Death – JenniferJennifer found volunteering gave her a new sense of purpose.
- Reflections on Identity, Life and Death – JenniferJennifer's life perspective changed following a stroke and heart failure.
- Diagnosis – JenniferJennifer's heart condition was found following a stroke.
- Backstories – JenniferJennifer describes the day she had a stroke.
- Early Symptoms – JenniferJennifer describes her experience having a stroke and finding out afterward that she had heart failure.