Heart Attacks

     A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a section of heart muscle becomes blocked. If the flow of blood isn’t restored quickly, the section of heart muscle becomes damaged from lack of oxygen and begins to die. This is fatal in most cases but if it is treated soon enough, the patient has a chance to live. Heart attacks can happen at any time and mostly without warning. They can be caused by emotional stress or pain or drug abuse. It is very rare to have a heart attack victim that is under the age of 50. The likeliness of suffering from a heart attack increases with age. It is a very hard condition for heart attack survivors and their families to deal with. It just so happens that one of my teachers at my school passed away recently, most likely because of a heart attack. My heart goes out to his family during this hard time. This shows how unexpected these attacks can be. He was not very old and he had no previous heart problems. It is hard but we can only hope that one day we will have a cure or a way to prevent these from happening.
 R.I.P. R. Kirkpatrick. You will be missed. <3

Chronic Illness Poems

This poem was written by Joanna Fuchs to her friend who was suffering a disease. These diseases can turn peoples lives upside down. Here is what she wrote... Magic Wand
I wish I had a magic wand
To make it go away;
I'd wave my scepter over you
Until you were okay.


I'd think good thoughts; I'd send you love;
I'd transmit healing vibes;
My wand and I would surely beat
Whatever the doc prescribes.

But there is no magic scepter, so
I cannot cast a spell;
Just know you're often in my thoughts,
And I hope you'll soon be well!

Chronic Disease: What is it?

      Chronic Diseases are sicknesses that generally don't have a cure and get worse with age. Some patients who have diseases like Cancer and Diabetes have antibiotics to keep their symptoms under control but their life expectancy still isn't as high as a healthy individual. Their are ways to prevent chronic diseases but people are more prone to get them if the disease has touched their family before. These diseases mostly develop slowly and are progressive. The long-term effects of a these illness' may be difficult to predict and therefore hard to treat. These illness' are a sad thing to be affected by. Here are some of the most common chronic Ilness'.... (Click to learn more.)

• Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Childhood Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Melanoma Skin Cancer
  • Non Melanoma Skin Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
• Heart (Cardiovascular) Disease
  • Hypertension
  • Stroke
• Chronic Respiratory Diseases
  • Asthma
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Diabetes
• Mental Illness
• Musculoskeletal Diseases - Arthritis

Welcome Readers!

Hey Readers,




     This is my very first post and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to my blog, Global Issues Today- Chronic Disease. On this blog, I will be trying to raise awareness on different types of chronic disease and how to prevent. I will be encouraging people to follow my ideas of how to decrease or help to diminish this fatal disease. Remember to follow and comment! :)




Thanks,
Emma <3