As the Women’s Champion for the HeartLife Foundation, I am thrilled to announce the rebranding of my advocacy initiatives to HeartLife Women and It’s About Life in Hearts.

​By uniting the grassroots community of LifeinHearts.ca with the national reach of HeartLife.ca, we are transforming cardiovascular care for women across Canada through patient-led education and a relentless focus on quality of life.
CANADIAN WOMEN WITH MEDICAL HEART ISSUES FACEBOOK SUPPORT COMMUNITY (2017) remains unchanged.
ISSUE #12
Jan/Feb 2026 E-Magazine
2026 GALENTINE GIRL'S NIGHT
​Winnipeg, MB
2026 MEGA HEART EVENT
Winnipeg, MB
Heart Health Risk Checklist
INFORMATION SHEETS

Various information sheets to help you navigate a diagnosis of Heart Disease or Heart Failure. 

Also information on risks affecting women and what you can do to to help yourself avoid developing Heart Disease.
2026 Colouring Book 

How We Started

My name is Jackie Ratz and I have been living with Heart Failure since 2017. I was motivated to start a Facebook group after I recognized I needed support and was unable to find adequate Canadian supports either in person or on-line. 

The Canadian Women with Medical Heart Issues Facebook (FB) Support Community was started in 2017 to meet the need for casual support for myself and other women who were diagnosed with Cardiovascular Disease (heart disease). We now have 1800+ members across Canada.

Our FB community, the Life In Hearts website and For Her Heart Events are partnered and supported by the HeartLife Foundation.  As the lead for HeartLife Women, I  hope you find the work we do inspiring and supportive. Our motto, and we hope you join us, is to Live Bravely and Love Boldly every day. 
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Watch "I Wear A Crown" - This reflection was for the annual Rose Soirée Gala - raising funds for Women's Heart Health Research & Care in Manitoba, Canada (September 2024) ​
youtu.be/SYzA40d2zUY?si=Pxtuylhyl2U2RVFy

​Latest presentation of "I Wear A Crown" at the Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit in Ottawa, Canada (April 2025) https://youtube.com/shorts/s8ix3izwCEU

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jackieratz
Located in Manitoba, we acknowledge that we are on Treaty 1 territory, the traditional gathering place of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota & Dene peoples & the national homeland of the Métis people. We acknowledge that our water is sourced from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.
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