Preparing for Heart Surgery – Before, During & After

Preparing for Heart Surgery – Before, During & After

If you are reading this article there is a good chance you are or someone you care about is waiting for heart surgery – whether that’s bypass surgery, valve repair or replacement, a stent, an implantable device, or another cardiac procedure, I want you to know...
Travelling Abroad with a Heart Condition, after a Heart Attack or Cardiac Surgery

Travelling Abroad with a Heart Condition, after a Heart Attack or Cardiac Surgery

I am writing this article in February 2026 and I am so fed up with the amount of rain we are having in the UK. I am really looking forward to some sunnier and warmer weather. We Brits can’t always be guaranteed of fine weather and after all I have been through these...
Beat the Heat and Stay Heart-Healthy after A Heart Health Diagnosis

Beat the Heat and Stay Heart-Healthy after A Heart Health Diagnosis

I’m in the UK, and as the temperatures begin to climb, I thought it would be good to dive into a really important topic: Staying Heart-Healthy in the Summer Heat. Hot weather can be challenging for anyone, but for those of us with heart conditions, it presents unique...
Fatigue management tips when you have a heart health diagnosis

Fatigue management tips when you have a heart health diagnosis

A few weeks ago I talked about my experience of fatigue, fatigue management and what fatigue can feel like. I discussed the difference between tiredness and fatigue along with reasons why after a heart attack, heart surgery or living with heart disease we might have...