The Eric De La Cruz Hope for Hearts Foundation raises Heart Health Awareness this month through social media. Small changes in lifestyle and behavior can lead to better heart health. Tips include:
- Cooking more at home
- Getting a check-up and having your cholesterol checked every 5 years
- Adding green tea to your daily diet
- Getting proper sleep
- Laughing more
- Choose whole grain breads
- Taking a tech break
- Raising heart health awareness by sharing tips via social media.
The Hope for Hearts Foundation's was created in memory of Eric De La Cruz (Veronica's brother) who died while waiting for a heart transplant. The organization helps people navigate the medical and financial hurdles heart transplant candidates face. Presently Hope for Hearts is working with a new patient, Colby Salerno, who is waiting for a heart. He is celebrating his 24th birthday this month.
"We are trying to organize a donor drive online for him, since there are a shortage of organs and he has been waiting for a heart now for more than a year. His arteries are hardening and his heart is turning into scar tissue. The only thing that can save him is a heart transplant." --Veronica De La Cruz, founderIf you're interested in helping Colby you can donate here.
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