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A heart for advocacy: Oklahoma heart attack survivor shares her story with national audience

By Sharla Bardin For The OklahomanNORMAN — Amanda Rowell is on a mission to motivate people to become heart smart. She takes any opportunity to share her story about how, at age 32, she had a heart attack a few days after giving birth to her daughter. The Norman resident said she is grateful to be alive and wants to encourage other women to know their risk factors and symptoms and equip themselves with information about preventing heart disease. “Maybe I can reach one person,” she said. Rowell, who volunteers with the American Heart Association, got the chance last month to share her story on a national stage and to urge lawmakers to support funding for medical research. Rowell, now 35, traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the annual Rally for Medical Research on Sept.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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