Mike Willsey noticed the name “Lewis Britton” on the license of a customer at his U-Haul business in the Southern Tier, and asked if he was related to Lew Britton, the surgeon in Albany. When the customer told him it was his father, Willsey told him that Dr. Lewis Britton had performed surgery on his
Gabe Greenberg of Delmar has been part of the American Heart Association family since he first “flipped the switch” at SEFCU to symbolically illuminate the Capital Region red on Wear Red Day in February 2018. That was on his second birthday. This Sunday, June 5, at 10:15 a.m. at the W. Averell Harriman State Office
Mary St. Germain was a woman who went the extra mile for everyone she knew – coworkers, family, community members. When SEFCU’s Director of Facility Operations passed away of a sudden heart attack in August 2021, in her early 60s, her coworkers were stunned. “Mary was amazing,” said Chris Duwe, Senior Vice President of Risk
Beverly Keefer, RN, MSN, BSN, CNML, chaired the 2020 Tri-County Heart Walk, which went from being a scheduled in-person event to a virtual event when COVID struck. She is returning to co-chair the 2022 Tri-County Heart Walk on Saturday, May 21, at Lake Welch Beach in Harriman State Park, 800 Kanawauke Road, Stony Point, to
Dr. Thomas Robb knew that he should quit smoking. “I was past 50 and I knew I was putting myself at risk for a myocardial infarction (MI or heart attack) and lung cancer,” he said. “But it’s easier said than done.” On Jan. 31 of this year, Robb experienced what he first thought was reflux.
When Stephanie and Jamie Paruolo’s son Noah was born five years ago, he made what Stephanie described as a “continuous humming sound.” When he was two weeks old, the pediatrician listened to his heart and kept the stethoscope on him for what seemed like 15 minutes. “I’m a nurse,” Stephanie, an RN who is the
The American Heart Association believes that the extension of Medicaid coverage for postpartum care from 60 days to 12 months will make a difference to the health of New Yorkers and provide tangible steps toward health equity. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the measure into law on April 9. “New York currently ranks 23rd in the
Maria Gonzalez, RN, CEN, BSN, has a family history of heart disease and had taken action to stave it off in her own life, eating well and exercising. But chest pains that wouldn’t let up in 2021 revealed that the chief nursing officer at Ellenville Regional Hospital had a blocked circumflex artery. In the 26
Michael Hyman was diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2014, and recently started using a self-monitoring blood pressure device. He began eating better and exercising more, and today, has a healthy blood pressure level. That self-monitoring blood pressure program is becoming more widely available, as the American Heart Association launched the Mohawk Valley Blood Pressure
On Wear Red Day, Friday, Feb. 4, 10 Capital Region, NY, men turned the national day of awareness about women’s heart health into their own personal cause. For six weeks beginning on Feb. 4, the Men Go Red for Women raised funds, held events, dressed in red, and raised awareness about the No. 1 killer