Love Your Heart!

What a fabulous day! Of course yesterday was National Wear Red Day but today I was able to join my sister queen at the Short Pump Mall Macy's and spend most of the afternoon/evening helping women (and yes, even some men) take the first step to being heart healthy!

The team from Bon Securs Hospitals was on hand to give health screenings which included blood pressure checks, BMI calculations and briefings on how to stay heart healthy. It was a steady stream the entire afternoon and certainly made my 2 hour drive worth every minute.

Several fantastic things happened while at the health screenings. First I was able to "Hug A Soldier"! Deshauna, Miss VA International, has a personal platform of H.A.T.S. off to our Troops and is celebrating this month by hugging soldiers. I was so glad that I was able to hug a soldier that is actually in Deshauna's ROTC battalion. Secondly, and this is a cute story, one of the hospital volunteers overheard me discussing my platform and said "Oh My Gosh, my girlfriend just donated and you called her after her appointment!!"

Laughing I knew that she was referring to the pre-recorded message that I did for Virginia Blood Services in December. The recording goes out to all donors within 24 hours of giving the gift of life. I was tickled to hear the joy that Kelly, the blood donor, had receiving a "call" from me. It was neat to actually hear from someone that received the appreciation call. So, I sent her an autograph card and took a photo with her friend the volunteer just to say thank you again.

It was a full day that started around noon for me and while I finally got home around 9, I can't say that I was tired, but just feel incredibly blessed to help other women take control of their own heart health.