Washington STROKE SURVIVOR is Ambassador of Health Health

SEATtle – An increased awareness of cardiovascular health is in full swing at the end of February during the month of the American heart.

In the west of Washington, the signature initiative of the American Heart Association, becomes red for women, is also underway.

The red day is scheduled for Friday, February 7. Women and men are encouraged to wear red, take their photos and publish on social networks awareness of heart health.

Although the majority of heart events can be avoided, cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in women, claiming the lives of 1 in 3 women.

For more than two decades, becoming red for women encouraged awareness.

AHA has appointed five women with personal ties to heart disease and brain vascular accidents as Washington ambassadors in 2025 for GO Red for women

The 2025 ambassadors include the survivor of a stroke Cynthia Grenada, the cardiologist Dr. Ruchi Kapoor, the survivor of cardiac arrest Carla McCubbin, mother of a child with a cardiac malice Lee McGrath, and the cardiac transplantation recipient Macey Wright.

In 2022, Granada worked at home and attended online training when his left arm became numb and weak. Thinking that she had a heart attack, Grenada called her husband and told her that they had to go to the emergency room.

The hospital team has done tests and as the minutes passed, the numbness of the Granada arm has progressed towards its leg and finally its face. Over time, she was told that she had a stroke and that the medical team asked Granada if she wanted to receive a caillot medication. Despite the risks, she quickly said yes and the medication was able to reverse the effects of stroke.

“Timing is really important,” said Grenada. “You have a short window to receive the medication that will reverse the symptoms you are presenting at the moment. This is very important as soon as you think that if something is wrong, you go to the emergency room so you can be treated in time .

Granada was only 44 years old when she had a stroke.

“No matter your age.” I do the exercise, I ate well, I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, it’s all the things you are supposed to do and it always happens. It can happen to anyone. “

Now Granada is a proud Go Go Red For Women Ambassador who hopes to encourage other women to take care of their health and feel welcome to share their experiences.

“It can be very insulating to go through your recovery, especially when people do not understand what you are going through,” said Grenada. “Listening to other women talk about their experiences. It really touched a nerve with me and I had the impression that it was important for me to do the same for someone else.”

Granada said that she would always raise awareness and share this message with women: “I want women to be afraid to worry themselves. We really put ourselves in the second OK. You should put your health first.

For more information, please visit gredforwomen.org or call 1-800-aha-USA1 (242-8721).