In a rare glimpse into her personal life, reality TV star NeNe Leakes revealed that she turned down an opportunity to appear on season 4 of the show “Traitors” due to her son Brentt’s ongoing recovery from congestive heart failure and stroke. According to the American Heart Association, approximately 1 in 5 Americans have a family member living with congestive heart failure, making NeNe’s experience all too common.
In October 2022, Brentt was hospitalized for congestive heart failure and stroke, and despite undergoing a heart transplant in July 2024, he continues to recover from a heart implant rejection. This personal crisis led NeNe to prioritize her son’s health over the TV show, dispelling rumors that she turned down the opportunity due to low pay. In fact, NeNe confirmed that she received the payment but was unable to participate.
GeroScience
@GeroScienceAGE
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Jul 2 New Open Access Paper Alert
Associations of physical frailty and polygenic score with incident heart failure in cardiovascular patients: unraveling the mediating role of inflammation by Jiajin Chen & Yan Wang et al.
https://rdcu.be/eux5k
#heartfailure #ageing #Frailty
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@gayder_billz
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14h If a family member dies suddenly before age 65 without major medical issues, consider hidden coronary artery disease. One cause is familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) a genetic condition that keeps LDL cholesterol high despite healthy habits. Early detection saves you! Akwatia MP
Barry J Jacobs
@drbarryjjacobs
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Jul 7 How Family Members Can Cope with Sudden #Caregiving: A relative’s heart attack or stroke thrust family members into #caregiver roles without warning. Here is how they can quickly learn what they need to know to rise to the occasion
The Heart Hive
@thehearthive
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Jul 3 You can join the Heart Hive if you have a family history of cardiomyopathy, or if you’ve had a genetic test revealing an inherited risk for cardiomyopathy, even if you haven’t been diagnosed yourself.
Find out more at http://thehearthive.org.
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