Save Laurens Heart

I’ve been waiting until I received my invite to talk about this exciting news… and it came today!

I have been asked to attend the Red Dress Collection Fashion Show this Thursday at the launch of Fashion Week in NYC.

I will be representing Wellsphere, an online health community where my blog is featured in the “heart health” section.  Wellsphere has kindly asked me to attend and cover the event on SaveLaurensHeart! Of course, I said yes.  I support what Wellsphere represents, as well as the reason for the Red Dress Collection: Awareness.

“The Heart Truth created and introduced The Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 to deliver an urgent wake-up call to American women. The Red Dress reminds women of the need to protect their heart health and inspires them to take action. Each February since its launch, The Red Dress symbol has come to life on the runway with the support of the fashion industry and celebrity models at the Red Dress Collection Fashion Show.”

This is very real for me for my own personal reasons (obviously) as well as recent news that at the young age of 50 my mother has PAD, a buildup of plaque in her arteries which, if she does not change her lifestyle could lead to serious heart disease.  That makes two parents with artery gunk.  Awareness, paying attention to your bodies, and taking care of yourselves is so incredibly important –especially for all you fabulous ladies out there.  We run ourselves down and forget that without our health we have nothing (yea I’m talking to you mom).

I can’t wait to show you pictures and tell you all about it!