2024 Calendar
3rd annual Life In Hearts Calendar featuring the artistic talents of Canadian women who live with Heart Disease or Heart Failure.
The hearts are from a 2023 initiative called the Wooden Heart Project that was created by Gwen Badham (RIP) for the Canadian Women with Medical Heart Issues FB support community. The plain wooden hearts were mailed out to those interested in creating a heart to inspire themselves or others to be a priority and take care of their heart.
The hearts are from a 2023 initiative called the Wooden Heart Project that was created by Gwen Badham (RIP) for the Canadian Women with Medical Heart Issues FB support community. The plain wooden hearts were mailed out to those interested in creating a heart to inspire themselves or others to be a priority and take care of their heart.
"HOW IS YOUR HEART?" Awareness Campaign
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💌 RECEIVE 5 FREE POSTCARDS 💌
Many women are unaware of their risk to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD). And most are unaware that CVD is the leading cause of premature death for Canadian women... in fact, one Canadian women dies every 16 minutes of heart disease. ⏰ We need to work together to change these startling statistics. We invite you to mail (or handout) a postcard to 5 women you love to encourage them to learn about their heart health. Postcards are free including mailing to you. You add your personal encouragement, mailing address, a stamp ... and voila, just like that you have helped raise heart health awareness with those you love! This is our 2nd round of postcards - you can request again if you like! English available / French coming soon! - make sure to indicate which you prefer. FYI: Your information is not used for anything - no storing / no selling / no sharing and is deleted once your cards are sent to you! |
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✅ FREE "HOW IS MY HEART?" CHECKLIST ✅
To get your FREE printable "How is My Heart?" checklist to use at your doctors appointment to open the discussion about your heart health, just send us an email and you will automatically get a email back with the checklist that you can print off! If the checklist is not printable for you from the email, please send us a second email “HELP” and we will send the checklist as a PDF & JPEG file for your use. Know your risk, so you can reduce your risk. Your email info is not stored/shared/sold and is automatically deleted once checklist is sent. Available in English - French COMING SOON! |
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Life in Hearts Products.
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Anyone who has been diagnosed with an illness knows how difficult it can be. As women it can be challenging to put our care first ... to make time to focus on ourselves as we deal with life. The items here are meant to inspire you to find your warrior spirit; to help you know you are not alone; and to believe in your own inner strength.
We are Heart Warrior Queen strong! ❤️ Heart = We Love Boldly. 💪 Warrior = We Live Bravely. 👑 Queen = cause it takes courage to put ourselves first! All proceeds support various community initiatives by women living with Heart Disease/Failure & the FB support group. |
It’s About Life!
HeartLife Canada Items
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HeartLife Foundation is Canada's first - and only - national patient -led Heart Failure organization. We are a Federal Charity aimed at raising public awareness of Heart Failure, engaging patients, families and caregivers to provide education and support, and advocate better care for all.
Proud to be affiliated and supported by HeartLife, we are excited to offer special edition items using HeartLife’s logo and positive mantra “It’s About Life!” to a mix of products for you! These are all unisex items. Proceeds from the sale of these items go to HeartLife Foundation of Canada. |
How we started ...
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Canadian Women with Medical Heart Issues FaceBook (FB) Support Community started in 2017 to meet the need for casual support for women who were diagnosed with or at risk of heart disease or heart failure. We now have 1100+ members across Canada.
My name is Jackie Ratz and I have been living with Heart Failure since 2017. I was motivated to start the FB group after I recognized I needed support and was unable to find adequate Canadian supports either in person or on-line. I continue to advocate to increase supports and knowledge for women everywhere in Canada. I hope you find the products inspiring... we have lots of work to do as Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) continues as the #1 killer of women in Canada. |
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