. “It has to be very carefully managed because not managing it puts you at risk of having it get worse. It’s really this rollercoaster of getting worse, then you get stabilized again until the next time it flares up.”
“If you’re having symptoms, it’s important to recognize the changes in your body and have it checked out,” says Lindsay. “One of our biggest issues in the last couple years is that people have been hesitant to seek care and treatment because of the pandemic. But please don’t hesitate — don’t wait.”To raise awareness of the dangers of delaying care, the Foundation has released a
Perhaps more concerning is that of the more than 100,000 Canadians who are diagnosed each year, an increasing number are younger people. Paul Gee knows this firsthand. The 54-year-old civil servant from Regina, Saskatchewan was diagnosed with heart failure in 2017 when he went to the ER for shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. He thought he would be prescribed antibiotics for bronchitis or a respiratory infection and sent home. Instead, he spent three days in hospital for tests and observation.
“The mental health part is probably the biggest struggle that I’ve had,” he says. “I can ride a bicycle 20 minutes, I can do the weightlifting, but how long am I going to live for? Anytime you’re feeling a little twinge in your chest or more tired than usual, you think, ‘Is something happening?’”COVID-19 presented its own set of challenges for people like Gee who requires ongoing testing and monitoring.
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