The estimated 2,700 people living with heart failure in Louth are being urged to embrace a wide range of supports to help them manage the chronic condition. The.
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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.
Woman, 57, living with heart failure speaks out about ‘invisible disability’
Heart failure patient Karen MacLaughlin, 57, struggled to cope with her diagnosis (Karen MacLaughlin/PA)
Sun, 09 May, 2021 - 11:00
James Ward, PA
A mother-of-three living with heart failure has described her condition as an “invisible disability” and urged others to seek support.
Karen MacLaughlin, 57, is one of an estimated 90,000 patients living with the chronic illness.
She said the condition transformed her into a frail, fragile version of herself when she was diagnosed in January last year.
Monday marks the start of Heart Failure Awareness Week and experts want patients to embrace free Irish Heart Foundation help, without which, Ms McLaughlin insists, she would not have coped.
I had no idea what lay in store on the day I was confirmed Covid‐19 positive
Dr Emer Joyce has written about her experiences both as patient and medic, specifically about SARS‐CoV‐2 myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle
Dr Emer Joyce said new understanding of the disease was emerging and there were still fears over possible long-term consequences for patients.
Mon, 14 Dec, 2020 - 14:45
Noel Baker, Social Affairs Correspondent
A leading cardiologist and heart expert has described contracting Covid-19 and said: I feel as if I know less now than before this all started .
Dr Emer Joyce has written about her experiences both as patient and medic, specifically about SARS‐CoV‐2 myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle.