TheMainKatie

I am doing Jump Rope For Heart to help the American Heart Association save lives. Jump Rope For Heart helps kids be healthy by teaching us about our hearts and how to take care of them.

I want to share some important information I learned from school on the warning signs of a heart attack and stroke.  Knowing this information can help save a life.  Be sure to ‘spread the word’ with everyone you know and forward the information on these warning signs.

Jump Rope For Heart also raises money to help people with special hearts.  Some kids have special hearts – and need our help!  The money I raise will help pay for education and for new medicines and treatments to be discovered.  It could help cure heart disease – for everybody!

You can help, too – will you make a donation to my Jump Rope For Heart efforts?  It’s fast and easy to do on my personal Web page! Just use the link below. Or you can mail your donation to me – my address is below.

To make a donation online, visit my personal page or click on the ‘Donate Now’ button to go straight to the donation form.

Heart Attack Warning Signs
Here are signs that can mean a heart attack is happening:

• Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
• Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
• Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort. Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness   

As with men, women's most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, and back or jaw pain.

Stroke Warning Signs
If you or someone with you has one or more of these signs, don't delay!

• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
• Sudden, severe headache with no known cause

And remember, always call 9-1-1 if you or someone you know has any of the symptoms listed above!

Thank you for helping me be a Heart Hero!  Don’t forget – you can be a Heart Hero too!  Help spread the word on the warning signs for heart attack and stroke. 

Special Notes:  
*All donations are tax deductible.
*You can learn more about Jump Rope For Heart, kids and cardiovascular disease and kids’ health by visiting heart.org/jump.

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