This holiday season, we celebrate “SixSEED Holiday Giving”, where each team member donates to an organization that is meaningful.
Petra Platzer, PhD, NBC-HWC, PCC
PETRA PLATZER CONTRIBUTES TO MENDED HEARTS. For Petra, this year has found several pointers toward the Heart – from the work she and Joy have enjoyed doing with the Executive Committee of the Heart & Vascular Institute at Centra Health; to the latest Brene Brown book (Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience); and getting to work closely with her new colleague Dr. Nieca Goldberg, a nationally recognized pioneer in women’s heart health. The most poignant of all for Petra is her mom’s recent diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation, and the journey she’s been on surrounding the ER trips and various doctor’s appointments surrounding that diagnosis. The support she has received from Mended Hearts outside of those medical care processes has been pivotal for how Petra’s mom is now able to navigate her own health and wellness amidst this new illness. That is why this year, Petra is supporting Mended Hearts, just as they have been supporting her mom.
ABOUT MENDED HEARTS
The Mended Hearts program is the nation’s premier peer-support program for patients who have cardiovascular disease, their caregivers, and their families. Since its humble beginning in 1951, Mended Hearts has served millions by providing support and education, bringing awareness to issues that those living with heart disease face, and advocating to improve quality of life across the lifespan. Learn more about this organization at https://mendedhearts.org/.
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