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Is It a Heart Attack?

ast January, Lisa Morrow's 88-year-old grandmother woke her at 3 a.m. complaining of back and shoulder pain and feeling clammy. The two debated what to do for nearly two hours. "I thought it was the flu," says Morrow, a 38-year-old New Yorker. Finally, Morrow convinced her grandmother to go to the ER. Doctors quickly diagnosed a heart attack and put in four stents to open up a fully clogged artery. The surgery helped, briefly, but the attack had weakened the heart muscle so much that it perforated several hours later. Sadly, Morrow's grandmother did not survive.

"A heart attack was the last thing on my mind," says Morrow. Indeed, a recent study reveals that while 92 percent of adults know the most obvious sign of a heart attack -- chest pain -- only 31 percent know all five major signs, reports lead author of the study, Jing Fang, M.D., epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.

Diary of a New Homemaker
for Saturday, July 19, 2008

Henry

This is Henry:

A Seasonal Taste:

Grow a Harvest Basket

s a gardener, I really enjoy making decorations from my homegrown produce. One of the things I'm particularly fond of is growing miniatures, like miniature pumpkins and miniature Indian corn. Once I've grown them, I make them into Harvest Baskets, like the one illustrated.

A Taste of the Hands at Home Section:

Christmas Tree Candy Cups

on't throw away those 16-ounce size plastic soda (pop) and water bottles. Turn them into decorative Christmas tree candy holders that will add a festive feel to your holiday table. "This was easier than I thought it would be when I read the directions," says Lynda Hannan.

Recent member blog entries:

• It's been sooo long.
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• Homeschooling: Yep, The Emperor is Naked
  --from Spinerval's blog
• Beginning Homeschooling Adventure With Teens
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• where have I been
  --from Jennmommy5's blog
• Where do I begin the organization process!?
  --from lindayanez's blog

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