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EMETRO HEALTH
Living Better with Piedmont
EXERCISE HELPS LOCAL WOMAN
OVERCOME BROKEN HEART SYNDROME
C
onnie Waller
thought she
was having
a heart attack when
she sought treatment
at Piedmont Newton
Hospital. Her heart
was pounding and
there was pressure in
her chest. But much to
her surprise, doctors at
Piedmont Newton told
her she was suffering
from broken heart
syndrome.
“When I found out
that what happened
to me was caused by
stress, I knew that I
immediately needed
to begin exercising
more,” Waller said. “It
wasn’t a requirement,
LOVE YOUR MOTHER; LOVE YOUR LIVER
other extreme and never drank a
drop of alcohol in her life. She was
the one to get cirrhosis of the liver, a
progression from fatty liver disease.
But don’t be fooled, even moderate
alcohol consumption can lead to
liver damage in susceptible people.
The liver is a large, reddish-
brown organ that sits on the upper
right side of the abdomen above the
stomach and below the diaphragm.
Weighing 3-4 pounds, it is the
second largest organ in the body;
only the skin is larger.
Just like our mothers, our livers
are often unappreciated and taken
for granted. Our moms and our
livers are always there, quietly
By Marge Roberts, RN,
doing their job. We often don’t
MSHP, DAHom
thank them for all their hard work;
we want to believe that they will
always be there, f