Let's ACE Your Healthcare Journey for Aortic Disease Awareness Month

❤️ It’s #AorticDiseaseAwarenessMonth, and we want to share something that creates not a 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆—but a true 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆.

❤️ When it comes to our health, many of us fall into the old pattern regarding our relationship to our physicians:

1️⃣ We say what’s wrong

2️⃣ They tell us what to do

3️⃣ We nod “yes”

4️⃣ We keep our thoughts to ourselves

5️⃣ We feel unwell again… and repeat.

👉 But when you’ve been diagnosed with aortic disease, that cycle can be overwhelming—sometimes even dangerous.

That’s why it’s time to learn how to 𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆:

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲.

✨ Your healthcare journey is more than appointments and test results—it’s the 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘 experience, from finding the right provider to paying a bill. And it works best when it’s a partnership, not a power struggle.

Here’s how you can ACE it:

🔹𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲: Take control. Keep records, bring a supporter to appointments, be prepared, and take notes.

🔹𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲: Find the best way to stay connected with your team (portal, email, calls). Ask questions. Speak up about symptoms, treatments, and procedures.

🔹 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲: Share your physical AND emotional experiences. Gather your family history (#ThinkAortaThinkFamily). Help your clinicians see the full picture of YOU.

💡 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝘄𝗼-𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒆. 𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓—𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝑨𝑪𝑬 𝒊𝒕.