Becoming-Woman Health Foundation

I have lost many things in my life. My grief generally depends on the reason for the loss; but what happened to Maami was such a loss that cracked the very core of my soul. It happened on one of the happiest days of my life. I had just returned from classes that day, school was as gruelling as it was intriguing; I had just received a text message confirming that I was awarded a 250k scholarship that would be renewed until I finished school.  How did it feel? I felt like I was being tickled to death! Happy as a clam, I rushed back home with the music in my headphones at full blast. Maami hated when I did this but I had never been happier with my decision to school from home as I let the icy chill of H20 swim past the cliff of my throat, sending a cold fritz down my spine and washing my insides. Gulping like a desert nomad, I down the chilled water straight from the bottle; another thing Maami hated.  I would compensate by giving her a long hug while she squirmed and...

_" ... And just like that without warning, we lost my Dad."_ ___Anonymous " _We knew she had hypertension but we didn't think it was anything serious, we thought her excessive worrying was the cause. We didn't know it could cause sudden death! How do people die in their sleep? It truly is a silent killer..."_ _____Anonymous What is Hypertension? According to WHO, at least 1 in 5 women you pass by in your lifetime has hypertension; and is at risk of heart failure or coronary heart disease. Hypertension- (aka ```"the silent killer")``` is simply a condition where a person constantly experiences an abnormal increase in their blood pressure.   Sidenote: Blood pressure is simply the force with which your heart pumps and circulates blood against the walls of your arteries.The normal blood pressure for the average adult is usually less than 120/80. Hypertension is often diagnosed when your BP is over 140/90 on two different days.    Note: You ...