Are *you* wearing red today?

[veritykindle]

Apparently, it's National Wear Red DayWhy does no one *tell* me these things?! I am wearing... black boots, black pants, and a gray shirt. The only red thing in my office is an old, worn out boomerang I got for free from some ad campaign a long time ago. (I love that boomerang! *tosses it around happily*) I guess I'm just going to have to wear it

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[scrubschick]

A guy clutching his chest (and maybe his right arm) and not being able to breathe?

Left arm, hon. Left arm.

And I didn't find this preachy at all. 'Caringly instructive' perhaps but not preachy.

Also, I'm sorry but YIM kicked me off and won't let me back on. Have a great weekend!

[veritykindle]

Left arm, hon. Left arm.

Ack! Edited to correct. *hugs* Thank you so much!

And I figured it was something like YIM kicking you off. It really doesn't like the two of us talking together, does it. Maybe it's a conspiracy! ;)

And thank you for encouraging me to post this! :)

[scrubschick]

I've come to the conclusion that it's me as YIM kicks me off, the internet kicks me off, and lately my very own home network kicks me off. The intrawebs, they hates me, preciousss!

As for the encouragement, it was nothing. It was a great idea and I'm glad you followed through.

[kerlin]

*applauds you*

Heart attack symptoms vary widely even among men. My grandfather had...uhm...I think five alltogether, and everyone was slightly different. I think his weirdest symptom was the where he had searing pain on the left side of his jaw.

I don't watch any medical dramas (or, er, any TV) so I don't know if there have been any episodes about women's heart attack symptoms.

(I am, however, wearing red today, if purely by coincidence. ;)

[veritykindle]

I think his weirdest symptom was the where he had searing pain on the left side of his jaw.

That was one of the weirder symptoms I saw listed in those symptom lists, actually. I guess it does sort of make sense, seeing as the heart is on the left side of the body, but I think it *is* important to know that sometimes, pain that might seem like it doesn't have anything to do with the *heart* can turn out to be a heart attack symptom.

The TV shows should be more informative about that, too, now that I think about it! They always highlight pretty much the *same* symptoms, even for men...

Your poor grandfather! I can't imagine having *five* heart attacks!

(I am, however, wearing red today, if purely by coincidence. ;)This day just *had* to come on the one day when I am *not* wearing any red. I wore red *yesterday*! Why couldn't *yesterday* have been National Wear Red Day, and today have been, um... National Wear Gray Day

[thassalia]

Hugs you. My mom had a heart attack a few years ago, and exhibited none of the symptoms we see on TV. And drove herself to the frelling hospital because she didn't know what was wrong, but she knew that something was. It's something that needs to be addressed and you've done an excellent job at it.

[veritykindle]

Thea! *hugs back, very tight* Thank you so much!

And wow. Good for your mom! I probably would have stayed home because I would have assumed I was imagining things. I'm so glad she caught it early enough!

*admires your mom's strength of will* :)

I hope she came out of it all right?

[thassalia]

SHe's fine now. The muscle is healed and she's off the meds. It was terribly frightening, but she's much better.

[veritykindle]

What a frightening thing to go through! I'm so glad she's feeling better! :)

*sends healing vibes and support to you both*

[florastuart]

*hugs you*

I didn't know people were supposed to be wearing red today, either!

The CPR classes taught by the Red Cross mention a lot of this stuff, now - symptoms for women are different than for men, and so women don't always recognize what's going on and are more likely to delay seeking treatment. (I started teaching CPR classes for the Red Cross a little while ago, just after they made some pretty big changes to the curriculum, so it's possible this information was only added to the classes last year.) It's not very widely known, still, so I'm glad you posted this.

[veritykindle]

Flora! *hugs you* I'm so glad to see you online again