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Knowing the symptoms, heart attack survivor to lead support group

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Knowing the symptoms, heart attack survivor to lead support group
Knowing the symptoms, heart attack survivor to lead support group

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00:12 - 00:22 00:22 - 01:10DROP BANNER 01:10 - 01:1701:17 - 01:22 DROP BANNER01:22 - 01:30 01:30 - ENDSUSAN SMITH SUFFERED A HEARTATTACK TWO YEARS AGO -- AT THEAGE OF 70.

BUT IN LIVING HERBUSY LIFE BEFORE THAT -- SHEDIDN'T REALIZE WHAT SHE WASFEELING -- WAS ON THE VERGE OFA SERIOUS EMERGENCY.

SUSANSMITH, HEART ATTACKSURVIVOR"SO FOR ABOUT A WEEK IWAS HAVING, WHAT I NOW KNOWAS, SYMPTOMS OF HEART ATTACKIN WOMEN.

BUT TO ME THEY WEREJUST A BOTHERSOMEINCONVENIENCE.

" A PINCH INHER COLLARBONE -- LIGHTHEADEDNESS -- SHORT BREATH --AND FEELING TIRED.

BUT AFTERTHOSE SYMPTOMS WORSENED --SMITH FINALLY CONTACTED HERDOCTOR'S OFFICE.

THE WOMAN WHOANSWERED -- TOLD HER TO GO TOTHE E-R.

SUSAN SMITH, HEARTATTACK SURVIVOR"I CAN'T GO TOTHE EMERGENCY ROOM, I HAVE TOOMUCH TO DO.

AND SHE SAID, 'YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING IF YOURDEAD.'" THAT -- WAS THE WAKEUP CALL SMITH SAYS SHE NEEDED.AND AFTER SEEING HERCARDIOLOGIST -- IT WASCONFIRMED -- SHE (WAS HAVING AHEART ATTACK.

NOW REACHING HERSECOND-HEART ANNIVERSARY --SHE HAS A PASSION TO TELLWOMEN -- TO NOT DO -- WHAT SHEDID.

SUSAN SMITH, HEART ATTACKSURVIVOR"GET EDUCATED, KNOWTHE SYMPTOMS, THEY'RE SODIFFERENT FROM MEN'S." HOWHEART ATTACKS ARE USUALLYPORTRAYED BY MALE ACTORS -- ISTYPICALLY THE WAY MOST MEN MAYEXPERIENCE ONE.

GFX BUT FORWOMEN -- SMITHS SAYS -- MOREOFTEN THAN NOT -- THE SYMPTOMSARE CLOSER TO WHAT SHEEXPERIENCED.

SO SMITH IS NOWSPEARHEADING A NEW MONTHLYSUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN WHOARE AT RISK -- OR WHO HAVEHEART DISEASE.

SINCE HEARTDISEASE IS THE NUMBER ONEKILLER OF WOMEN -- ACCORDINGTO THE C-D-C -- SMITH SAYSPEER TO PEER SUPPORT HAS NEVERBEEN MORE IMPORTANT.

SUSANSMITH, HEART ATTACKSURVIVOR"THE MORE WOMEN I TALKTO IN TUCSON ABOUT HEARTDISEASE, THEY DON'T HAVEANYONE TO TALK TO.

THEY WANTEDA COMMUNITY OF WOMEN JUST LIKETHEM THAT HAVE HEART ISSUES.SO I KNEW THERE WAS A NEED ANDI WANTED TO FILL IT." EACHMEETING WILL BE ON THE FOURTHWEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.

THEFIRST ONE -- FEBRUARY 26TH AT5:30 P.M.

IN THE T-M- C FORSENIORS FACILITY.

TAJA DAVIS,KGUN9OYS.AN ABANDONED CEMETERY ISGETTING A NEW LIFE.

BUT THEMAN BEHIND THE MOVEMENT NEEDSHELP FROM YOU -- KGUN NINE'SVERONICA ACOSTA WILL EXPLAINWHAT YOU CAN DO.

PLUS...BERNIESANDERS JUMPED AHEAD IN THENEVADA CAUCUS WITH A HUGE LEAD-- BUT PETE BUTTIGIEG'SCAMPAIGN SAYS THERE WERE SOMEVOTING ISSUES.

HOW NEVADA SAYSIT'S HANDLING THOSE.

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BUT THERE IS A WAY YOUCAN AVOID THE ADDED FEES...WE'LL TELL YOU HOW.

TIMEIS... YOU'RE WATCHING KGUNNINE ON YOUR SIDE.A MAN IN RIO RICO HAS MADE ITHIS MISSION TO GIVE A ONCEABANDONED CEMETERY, NEW LIFE.NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S VERONICAACOSTA JOINS US IN STUDIO THISMORNING WITH DETAILS ON HOW HESTARTED THIS AND VERONICA, WHYIS THIS MAN NOW ASKING THECOMMUNITY FOR HELP?

SYMPTOMSOF HEART ATTACK IN WOMEN.

BUTTO ME THEY WERE JUST ABOTHERSOME INCONVENIENCE.

" APINCH IN HER COLLARBONE --LIGHT HEADEDNESS -- SHORTBREATH -- AND FEELING TIRED.BUT AFTER THOSE SYMPTOMSWORSENED -- SMITH FINALLYCONTACTED HER DOCTOR'S OFFICE.THE WOMAN WHO ANSWERED -- TOLDHER TO GO TO THE E-R.

SUSANSMITH, HEART ATTACK SURVIVOR"ICAN'T GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM,I HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO.

AND SHESAID, ' YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHINGIF YOUR DEAD.'" THAT -- WAS THEWAKE UP CALL SMITH SAYS SHENEEDED.

AND AFTER SEEING HERCARDIOLOGIST -- IT WASCONFIRMED -- SHE (WAS HAVING AHEART ATTACK.

NOW REACHING HERSECD-HEART AN

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