Heart failure means that your mother's heart is not pumping blood out to the rest of the body as effectively as it used to. Many heart failure patients do die in a few years, but with the right attitude and action, your mother can live into old age. She needs to cut back on sodium, start exercising, take her medications as prescribed, weigh herself each day to watch for sudden weight gain, and want to live.
Posted on Apr 29, 2004, 8:54 AM from IP address 204.68.152.1