Blood Clots and Near-Stroke Motivated Survivor to Launch Atrial Fibrillation Month in September to Focus on Arrhythmia That Causes Stroke

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by Mellanie

This September, StopAfib.org marks the third year of celebrating Atrial Fibrillation Month to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation (afib), an expensive and life-threatening irregular heartbeat that is a common cause of stroke.

StopAfib.org founder, Mellanie True Hills, knows the toll that atrial fibrillation takes on those with it and their families. After surviving blood clots and a near-stroke during her first afib episode, she lived in constant fear of her next, always wondering if a deadly stroke was inevitable. As a patient who was unable to stabilize on Coumadin® (warfarin), a challenging blood thinner that helps avoid strokes, she was frightened that she was “a stroke walking around waiting to happen.”

Once she was cured surgically of this common cardiac arrhythmia, she couldn’t stand on the sidelines and watch others suffer so she started StopAfib.org, for patients by patients. StopAfib.org helps those living the nightmare of atrial fibrillation.

Since afib frequently isn’t diagnosed until after a stroke, or two, and identifying the problem can be a multi-year process, she has a sense of urgency around raising awareness of atrial fibrillation that only an afib survivor can possess.

Learn more about Atrial Fibrillation Month and living with afib at:
September 2009 is Atrial Fibrillation Month: StopAfib.org patient resource raises awareness of expensive and life-threatening irregular heartbeat

Please help us with Afib Month in the following ways:

  • Contact Us to alert us to any special Afib Month events so we can post them to the Atrial Fibrillation Month Events Calendar
  • Tell others about afib and where to learn more
  • If you know a journalist or reporter that can help spread the word, or if you, or someone you know, has a blog that can help, please Contact Us so we can arrange something
  • Bring attention to Atrial Fibrillation Month by bookmarking this story at your favorite bookmarking sites — it’s easy, just by clicking on the “Share” button below you can select your favorite bookmarking sites
  • Let us know what stories you see about afib this month

Stay tuned…there’s more coming. Let’s get some buzz going about atrial fibrillation this month. Thanks for your help in spreading the word about atrial fibrillation and helping to wipe out afib-related strokes.

Tags: Advocacy, Events, General, High blood pressure, Mellanie True Hills, Prevention, Sleep Apnea //

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One Response to “Blood Clots and Near-Stroke Motivated Survivor to Launch Atrial Fibrillation Month in September to Focus on Arrhythmia That Causes Stroke”

  1. Kevin Stent // Sep 5, 2009 at 6:36 pm

    I have got Permanent A/Fib as a result of a failed Mazed procedure by Dr John Riordan at Wakefield Hospital Heart Centre in Wellington New Zealand.
    Dr Roirdan relly could not care less as I see it and he has never been back to me about my problem.
    Sometimes it drives me nuts , he was very quick to say that he had a 80% plus success rate and take my money but I don’t think he had a clue about A/Fib , he did a good job of my Aorta Valve replacement but then just pocketed the money for the Failed Maze and really could not care less about me ???………Kevin Stent

    P.S …I am taking Warfarin and Beta Blockers but the A/fib sometimes drives me insane

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