Dozens of Lima-area women gathered for the fifth annual Lima Women Have Heart Luncheon to raise awareness, share resources and promote prevention of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among women.
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A foundation at Lima Memorial Hospital hosted a cardiology department insight for donors. Insight is a unique event showing the behind-the-scenes aspects of healthcare.
When Juniper Sharp was born with Tetralogy (te-tral-uh-jee) of Fallot (Fal-oh), a heart defect that didn’t allow her heart to pump blood properly it wasn’t certain if she would survive. At 6 months old she underwent open-heart surgery to repair the damage and will be celebrating her 2nd birthday later this month. She was recognized Wednesday at Lima Mayor David Berger’s weekly briefing as her doctor described the heart defect.