Patient Advocate, Advocacy Campaign Manager @IrishHeart_ie , Public speaker, Media spokesperson @ https://teapawt.org/t.co/mwW0Qqfcfm
Ireland
Joined May 2011
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One of our new @Irishheart_ie Patient Champions... a wonderful young man who wants to help other patients
David O’Donnell, 23, had to learn to walk and talk again after enduring a stroke as a toddler in November 2004
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message from it.
Happy World Heart Day ❤️
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#PatientChampion Sharon Butler from #Cork is an ambassador for womens hearts as part of the #herheartmatters campaign run by @Irishheart_ie
Women 6 times more likely to die of heart illness than breast cancer & 1 in 4 do!
Great article in @irishexaminer irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/…
So proud to work with @SharonButler and so many others at @Irishheart_ie including @JanisMorrissey who are highlighting heart & stroke issues in #women, the obstacles in society that can add to problem, and how we have to educate to save lives #herheartmatters campaign👏👏👏👏
A new Irish Heart Foundation study says women are being held back from vital heart checks by stress, lack of motivation and cost.
One survivor says she mistook her chest pain for indigestion before a heart attack.
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Are you, or do you know, a #heart patient or #stroke survivor, that might benefit from the @Irishheart_ie Patient Champions programme? If so, now is the time to apply for our Sept intake... just email [email protected] subject 'Patient Champions'
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HEART FAILURE in #Ireland 🇮🇪 est 137,000 patients+ 250,000 impending cases. So much needed to adv an adequate response to this #cardiovascular cond. -teamwork essential = #patients + #professionals + #politicians working tog in @Irishheart_ie Heart & Stroke Oireachtas group
Delighted to report that last week a new cross-party @OireachtasNews #heart & #stroke group was launched in Leinster House, a project that my own local #Clare TD @CathalCroweTD & @Irishheart_ie spearheaded over last few months, to prioritise cardiovascular healthcare in 🇮🇪
Thank you @BarryHeneghan2 for your ongoing willingness to support #heart and #stroke patients and their real life challenges and for attending this @Irishheart_ie event
This week I got my blood pressure checked by the @Irishheart_ie as part of an awareness campaign on heart health and the launch of an Oireachtas Heart and Stroke Group🫀
In Ireland it is estimated that 600,000 people are living with heart disease and the effects of stroke along with 1.5 million who are at risk of a cardiovascular event due to high blood pressure.🩸
It is important to get your blood pressure checked regularly to mind your heart health.
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Thank you @CathalCroweTD & so many other TDs, Sen & staff @LeinsterHouse today inc. in pic @ColmBurkeTD @PaDalyTD @davidcullinane @MariaMccormack @JohnnyGuirke who supported @Irishheart_ie BP checks. Thanks too to @MarkMurfIre @TracyJamesJones & our fab nurses!
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Best of luck to the 14 incredible women flying out to the Arctic today in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation because #HerHeartMatters
A challenge that is not an easy feat in the grueling cold!
To support the amazing women taking on the Arctic Challenge - eventmaster.ie/fundraising/c…
Thank you Minister @CarrollJennifer for taking such an interest in #womenshearts #heartfailure and for listening to our wonderful @Irishheart_ie #PatientChampion Karen McLaughlin and others this week to really grasp the issues faced by patients
Fantastic to see this Women’s Cardiovascular research announcement today for #IWD2025 by @CarrollJennifer. Congratulations to the Board of Heartbeat trust and @ucdsnmhs.
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So proud of @Irishheart_ie #PatientChampion Karen McLaughlin who spoke at yesterday's #Minister @CarrollJennifer launch of three #WomensHealthFund projects aimed at protecting & improving heart health in #women who have or are at risk of #heartfailure👋irishtimes.com/health/2025/0…
Great to attend the @hsepsue #Forum in-person meeting today in #Dublin and to meet up with some of #Ireland's top #Patient #Advocates including here #KristaCostello #AnneLawlor @22Q11_Ireland @EamonMcPartlin @JoanJoh47880756 and of course #HSE #LoloEilian
Thank you @CathalCroweTD for #Clare for meeting @Irishheart_ie @Csjmacey & myself in #Leinster House today to advance the #cardiovascular agenda in #Ireland. Your support will no doubt lead to some overdue advancements for Irelands est 600,000 #Heart & #stroke patients in future.
Highlighting a great interview done by one of our @Irishheart_ie #Dublin Patient Champion's Emma Gunn @EmmaGun33569850 on journeying from #heart #surgery to the Dublin Marathon... enlightening and inspiring open.spotify.com/episode/0Vv…
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#Cardiac rehab is a vital support for #heart patients... not just for physical rehabitation but to assist cardiac patients with psychological recovery from the #anxiety that accompanies a cardiac diagnosis... but alas it is #underresourced in #Ireland Please help @CarrollJennifer
