Mother of three with stent lives with 'fear of dying'

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Heart failure patient, Karen MacLaughlin, 57, struggled to cope with her diagnosis but joining heart failure monthly meetings and the Irish Heart Foundation's Facebook page gave her the opportunity to see other people’s stories, enabling her to feel less alone and isolated
Mother of three with stent lives with ‘fear of dying’
Ex-midwife with heart failure says sharing experiences with sufferers helps her cope
A 57-year-old woman with heart failure said fear of dying is her ‘daily companion’.
But mother-of-three Karen MacLaughlin said reading survival stories on social media from fellow sufferers helps her manage the condition.

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