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Hiding the Truth About Heart Failure, Part Two

Patients lose out when doctors aren't honest about what's to come
Posted on May 21, 2018 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies. ~ Dorothy Allison Last month, I introduced my readers to Jim, a 77-year-old man who had been living with congestive heart failure for several years. He and his … Continue reading →

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Hiding the Truth About Heart Failure

Doctors and their patients often keep silent for far too long
Posted on April 23, 2018 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

“Have I, have you, been too silent? Is there an easy crime of silence?”― Carl Sandburg Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States and has been for over 15 years. Over 600,000 Americans die from heart … Continue reading →

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