Hope Sarfi
Richmond, Colombie-Britannique | @Hsarfi
Femme ayant un vécu
Richmond, Colombie-Britannique | @Hsarfi
Membre de l’ACSCF depuis juillet 2021
Notice biographique (en anglais seulement)
I am retired and living in Richmond, British Columbia with my husband and daughter near by. Before retirement I worked for the Canada Revenue Agency in Ottawa.
In February 2014, I had a heart attack and shortly followed by double bypass surgery. My family physician had not followed up on some of the signs I had leading to my episode due to my lack of knowledge of heart disease in my family history. I knew nothing about heart disease or a woman’s symptoms of a heart attack.
The following year I joined the newly formed Women@Heart support group in Ottawa. I became very passionate about women’s heart health and the efforts that the group was involved in. So much so, that I was asked to tell my story in Readers Digest.
In 2016, I was invited by Nadine Elias to attend and participate in the working groups at the 2016 Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit. It was a heartfelt experience for me as I got to see first hand that important changes were being made to date and in the future. I wanted to do more.
Therefore, I am very happy to be working with the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance to help grow the awareness in women’s heart health.
