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Susan Strong
Sep 27, 20201 min read
6 Tips to Manage Anxiety Before Your TAVR Procedure
Facing a life-threatening diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis is stressful any time, but during a pandemic? That's a guarantee for anxiety!
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Susan Strong
Aug 17, 20201 min read
Not your typical TAVR patient: My story
I’m not the “average” patient who receives transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to treat their aortic stenosis, a condition in...
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Susan Strong
Aug 10, 20202 min read
Find Your Tribe. Love them Hard.
Remember as a kid that feeling in the pit of your stomach that you didn't belong and you didn't fit in? For me, moving to a new school...
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Susan Strong
Jul 20, 20201 min read
3 Packing Tips for Your TAVR Hospital Stay
If you’re reading this, chances are you or someone you love is considering transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or is already...
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Susan Strong
Jul 13, 20201 min read
From Hodgkin lymphoma to Aortic Valve Replacement in 90 seconds!
Longterm Hodgkins survivor and AHA Heart Valve Ambassador encourages and inspires others impacted by radiation late effects. Susan was...
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Susan Strong
Mar 17, 20202 min read
Decades After Diagnosis:The Unrecognized Trauma of Surviving
The treatments that saved my life now seem to be slowly stealing it: some days, I feel as if survivorship is a progressive, terminal disease
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Susan Strong
Sep 9, 20193 min read
Pottery People: The Awakening
The child encased inside the clay was made of soft skin, agile muscles, with the untapped capacity to dance. A long time ago, a...
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Susan Strong
Feb 7, 20191 min read
The Art of Seeing Beyond the Clouds
Beyond the clouds, the sun shines still. Taking a walk is my go-to stress reliever. My walk today started with the azure blue sky that...
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Susan Strong
Oct 23, 20181 min read
Strong Survivor
Those who know her say that Susan Strong lives up to her name. A synopsis of her medical resume proves she’s had her share of adversity:...
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Susan Strong
Nov 14, 20170 min read
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Susan Strong
May 12, 20151 min read
"I can feel your heart..."
The moment captured in this photo was the most poingant and meaningful moment of the year following my aortic valve replacement via TAVR...
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