Lower Your Cholesterol to Help Decrease Your Risk for Heart Disease
This September for Cholesterol Education Month, our Founder and CEO, Katherine Wilemon, and Stanford Medicine Cardiologist and Scientific Advisory Board Member, Dr. Abha Khandelwal, talked with over 30 TV and radio shows across the … Read More →
The Journey to Accepting My FH Diagnosis
“We lost her unexpectedly. From the outside, she had no indication something was wrong.” Charlotte was only 17 when her mother passed away from a heart attack. “She was so petite,” Charlotte explains, “and she lived a very stress-free life. She was … Read More →
For Seven Years I Thought I had a Perfectly Healthy Child
When Jessica’s father died of a heart attack at the young age of 54, she didn’t know the reason could be genetic. “He was a stubborn man who never went to the doctor,” explains Jessica. But when the doctors told her that her total cholesterol … Read More →
You’re the Only One Who Will Speak Up for Your Child
Betty Jo’s husband went on cholesterol-lowering treatment when he was in his thirties. “It was the usual ‘high cholesterol runs in the family’ story,” she explains. The two got married, started having children, and lived their lives.
Their … Read More →
I Listened to the Lessons of My Mother
Fern’s family tree looks like most of ours – full of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. But her tree is also full of extremely early heart disease.
Like many people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and high lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), Fern’s … Read More →
Why We Have Cholesterol Education Month
When we are born, our arteries are clear and healthy. They carry blood, oxygen, and nutrients from our hearts to every part of our bodies. They are the channels of life.
But when our low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol gets too high, it damages and clogs … Read More →
Every year, our community comes together on FH Awareness Day to spread the word about Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH). We’ve made progress, but the diagnosis is still missed 70% of the time in the United States. That number is even greater around the world.
Many live with the story that high … Read More →
“We’ll See You in Ten Years” – I Didn’t Like That Answer
Tom’s story starts out like many Family Heart Foundation Advocates. “My family has always had high cholesterol,” he explains, “but we never put a name to it.”
Once he secured a job with good health insurance, Tom and his wife … Read More →
New Study Shows Long-term LDL Cholesterol Lowering Reduces Heart Attacks and Prevents Cardiac Death
For people with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) the message from a study published today in the journal Circulation and presented at the annual European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting … Read More →
My name is Kristen Gradney, and I am the Senior Director of Children’s Health at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My husband, Chad Gradney, was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in 2013.
I’m also a mother to the two most amazing children, … Read More →
