iheartmom: Joannie’s Heart Your Health Campaign

Olympic figure skating bronze medalist and Canadian champion Joannie Rochette is teaming with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute to help tackle heart disease in women.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in North America. Joannie captured the world’s attention and admiration with her poise and courage, winning her Olympic medal just four days after her own mother, Therese, died unexpectedly of a massive heart attack.

“Like everyone else, we were completely captivated by Joannie’s character and poise in coping with the loss of her mother under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable,” said Dr. Robert Roberts, Heart Institute President and CEO.

We have a lot for you to see and do, so please join us:

• Learn more about women and heart disease
• Donate to our iheartmom campaign
• See videos of Joannie, Top Ten Things Women Should Know about Heart Disease and more at our YouTube channel
• Share your stories of heart disease, join the discussion and become a fan on Facebook
• See photos of our kickoff event with Joannie and more on Flickr
• Add and share our iheartmom button on your site, blog, etc.