Embrace A New Lifestyle: Making positive changes to improve your health.

A medical intern changed the course of Patty Borkowski’s life.  During a routine check up she was examined by “an intern who was raring to go and practice being a doctor. He kept listening to my heart beat and didn’t look happy. I thought it was just the over-active intern trying to find something wrong…

Introducing the Patient’s Perspective Magazine

Welcome to the Patient’s Perspective! The Embrace Your Heart™ Wellness Initiative presents teleconferences addressing a specific challenge faced by women living with heart disease.  The result: a wealth of information to share and a publication. “Having the opportunity to share our experiences and challenges is empowering.  Providing the information to other patients and to healthcare…

Stressed or Stroke? Three questions to ease your mind about your headache

Knowing she was at risk for stroke made Patty Borkowski’s daily headaches worrisome. How do you tell a headache brought on by eye strain or an afternoon drop in blood sugar and from a medical emergency? “At approximately 3:15 every afternoon, I thought I was suffering a stroke.  I’d be at the computer pounding away…

Goodbye, Blood Draw!

When she was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation and placed on the blood thinning medication warfarin, Patty Borkowski began regular trips to the Anticoagulation Clinic at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She didn’t realize her experience was different from that of other women on blood thinners. A consistent and controlled blood thinner level is essential for…