Skip to main content

Championing family heart health

Diann talks about her family's history with heart disease and losing her husband to a heart attack.

Diann's family has a strong history of heart disease. After losing her husband to a secondary heart attack at 56 years old, she has made her children very aware of what they have to look out for. To hear Diann's story, watch the video below.

Please note: the views and opinions of the storyteller and related comments may not necessarily reflect those of the Heart Foundation NZ.

Find similar stories

View all stories
  • Be the first to post a comment.

Leave a comment.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Comment rules

Journeys is a safe place for people to comment on each other’s stories. Please note that all comments are moderated by the Heart Foundation NZ and any comments deemed inappropriate will not be published.

When commenting, please be mindful and ensure that you:

  • Are honest, supportive and respectful, particularly of others opinions and are non-threatening
  • Do not violate any laws
  • Do not collect personal information from the storyteller
  • Do not use profanity
  • Do not spam eg solicitation of any description
  • Do not make statements that are racist, abusive, threatening, defamatory or otherwise objectionable

Please Note: The information contained in any of the stories is not meant as medical advice. Be sure to do your own research and talk to your healthcare professionals before acting on anything you read.