Model Raises Awareness of Heart Disease After Recovery
Model Raises Awareness of Heart Disease After Recovery
A Texas model is living proof that heart disease can hit anyone. Now she's using her experience to put a new face on one of the deadliest diseases for American women.
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" When they're paying for. You're you're body you're paying and that's what telling them their product."
" Erica beneath his master filling a healthy image. The model and actress has turned -- most of her life. It is working out every day at least avidly sadly it'll help the no bathroom."
" And a travel."
" But even in these photo looks to see no question Erica it's pretty. She's also pretty --"
" That's not accurate to get to the end of the day the -- that Iraq."
" In 2003 air about the stress of her father's death was making her ill. That she saw doctor. It was a little person but you can't overweight. That would lead today I'm surprised you haven't had a heart attack or so I'd like. Media people air live -- part of the Hercules read it here. -- immediate steps. That didn't ally and that that's -- percent cocktail of medications and even stricter diet didn't stop her from collapsing at 2006. Product -- my heart attack -- applications Erica heart stops beating others completely it is so we'll look. That's what she's speaking out about heart disease. Encourage people with the doctors and check their blood pressure regularly but I do it day by day that we battling it chilly day in Baghdad. She goes better than anyone you look at almost nothing to do how healthy well. My grandmother after that date about picking look at it He. My goal is that I was glad to be a lot."
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