| Women 4 Women welcomes new board members
Luncheon set records in attendance, money raised We exceeded our goals for attendance and fund-raising at the September 13 Women 4 Women luncheon, which featured motivational speaker and best-selling author Gail Blanke. The luncheon sold out so that we hosted more than 1,400 guests; 50 percent more than last year! And while we hoped to net $65,000 for the organization's operating budget, we netted closer to $90,000 plus. Special thanks to all our contributors including our major sponsors: Jewish Hospital Medical Center East, Anthem, Brown-Forman and Chase. Stay tuned for updates on our efforts to lure Oprah Winfrey to Louisville in the future! | |
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A woman's heart works differently than a man's—it beats faster, for instance, and takes longer to relax between beats. And symptoms of a heart attack in women differ, sometimes dramatically, from those in men. But one in five women is misdiagnosed during a heart attack, partly because in the past, most research into heart disease was done on men. For one thing, women aren't as likely as men to experience chest pain before or during a heart attack. Women's warning signs—nausea, profuse sweating, unusual fatigue, pain between the shoulder blades—may be mistaken for indigestion, gallbladder disease or even anxiety. But that's changing. The Center for Gender-Specific Medicine at Jewish Hospital Medical Center East has EKG equipment that differentiates between male and female hearts. The center also takes into account that women and men differ in their experience of diseases such as lung cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, asthma and sports injuries. For more information, go to www.jewishhopsital.org and click on the link for Gender-Specific Medicine. Let's keep being bold together, Ann L. Coffey Executive Director Women 4 Women | |
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