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PAULA'S STORY

"I wear my Red Dress Pin all the time and people notice.  I tell them my story.  In 1991, when I was 34, I went to the ER twice in one week with chest pains.  Both times, the ER said there was

nothing they could do.  I refused to leave and later my EKG showed it was a heart attack.  I had emergency surgery.  But the damage was done.  I am permanently disabled.  The ER thought I was too young to have a heart attack.  The Heart Truth puts a face on heart disease and teaches people it comes in different sizes, races, and ages."

Help bring women and heart disease to center stage in your community through The Heart Truth campaign and its Red Dress Collection.  The Heart Truth Online Toolkit has information, ideas, and materials you will need to plan your own event.

What's good for your heart is great for your taste buds. Enjoy a heart healthy recipe:

5 C tart apples, cored, peeled, chopped

1 C sugar

1 C dark raisins

1/2 C pecans, chopped

1/4 C vegetable oil

2 tsp vanilla

1 egg, beaten

2 C all-purpose flour, sifted

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
   
   
2. Lightly oil 13- by 9- by 2-inch pan.
   
   
3. In large mixing bowl, combine apples with sugar, raisins, and pecans. Mix well and let stand for 30 minutes.
   
   
4. Stir in oil, vanilla, and egg. Sift together flour, baking soda, and cinnamon, and stir into apple mixture about a third at a time—just enough to moisten dry ingredients.
   
   
5. Turn batter into pan. Bake for 35–40 minutes.  Cool cake slightly before serving.