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Roswell, GA

Today's Monday Medical Video is about Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Life Expectancy - Google vs. Reality. One of the first questions we ask when diagnosed is, "How long will I live?" The answer to the question is a bit depressing if you Google the answer. Learn the reality of the situation and put the depression to rest in this information episode about the reality of life expectancy with CHF. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibvnSv10nU4&amp...

August 28, 2023
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Members responded to a video addressing the common question of life expectancy with congestive heart failure, with the overwhelming consensus... Read more

Members responded to a video addressing the common question of life expectancy with congestive heart failure, with the overwhelming consensus being that online predictions are often inaccurate and that maintaining hope, faith, and movement matters more than numbers. Several members shared inspiring personal stories of living far beyond initial prognoses, including one member who defied hospice expectations after medication changes and lifestyle adjustments led to remarkable improvement, and others who have thrived with heart failure for 10, 15, or even 20 years. A recurring theme was the power of staying active through any form of exercise, trusting in a higher power, and choosing to live fully in the present rather than fixating on an unknowable timeline.

A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

You can live with it as long as GOD wants you to Dr are just humans my Dr says when GOD wants you home there's nothing he can do. I finally got it make the best of every day

September 2, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

just live each day happy as if it was your last day enjoy life stop waiting for it to end just do whatever you want and something that makes you happy no one knows when their time is up LIVE OUT LOUD

August 31, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

My heart surgeon said you will live out your normal life expectancy, don't listen to the internet. She was wise. I too wanted to know how long I had. Well folks it doesn't work that way, only God Knows our destined day.

August 28, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

@A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member I always say that by logic I never should even have been born, so every day alive has to be considered a gift from God.

August 30, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

No one knows the expiration date that is on our butts.....so I believe in the theory of ENJOY YOUR LIFE NOW......cause when he calls....it doesn't matter where you are, what you are doing or who you are doing it with...,,YOU ARE ALONG FOR THE RIDE!!!!!

August 29, 2023

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