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Mended Hearts support group returns to Grants Pass
Patients undergoing or recovering from heart treatment get comfort from others who have been there.
Asante Three Rivers Medical Center is restarting its local chapter of Mended Hearts, a support system for patients undergoing treatment or recovering from heart-related conditions.
The first meeting takes place Wednesday, Jan. 17, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department gym at 520 SW Ramsey Ave., Suite 103. Mended Hearts is open to all heart health patients and their families.
“We are so pleased to offer Mended Hearts again,” said Kristina Snyder, supervisor of cardiac rehabilitation at Asante Three Rivers. “Rehabilitation can help people heal physically. Mended Hearts helps them heal emotionally.”
Heart disease, heart attack and heart surgery are life-changing challenges many in our community face every day. When a person suffers a heart event or needs cardiac surgery, it’s easy to become fearful and stressed. That’s where Mended Hearts comes in.
A nonprofit volunteer organization composed of heart health survivors, Mended Hearts offers support and camaraderie to people undergoing acute heart issues. They come alongside patients and families to share hope, education and encouragement. Their support is especially meaningful because volunteers speak from a personal perspective, having been through their own heart attack or heart surgery.
Volunteers visit heart patients before and after surgery and throughout their rehabilitation. They help ease anxiety, offer resources, and answer questions about the journey toward recovery.
To learn more or get involved, call (541) 472-7850 or visit Asante’s Mended Hearts page.
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