Author and Double Brainstem Stroke Survivor, Kate Adamson, Will Share the Story of Her Stroke and Recovery and Will Encourage Women to Pay Better Attention to Their Health
Contact: Wanda Sanchez, 209-409-8483, WandaSanchez@Comcast.net
LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 18, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- KATE ADAMSON will join Long Beach Memorial and the Roxanna Todd Hodges Foundation for a day of women's heart and stroke lectures and screenings. Blood pressure, carotid ultrasound, cholesterol and blood glucose (non-fasting) screenings will be provided throughout the day. Screenings begin at 7:30 a.m. and lectures will start at 9 a.m. Cost is $20.
Adamson, award winning author of, "Paralyzed but not Powerless: Kate's Journey Revisited," will address women and share her thoughts on being in charge of taking care of our own bodies and learning how to read signs that may be warning us of larger medical issues that need to be addressed.
The Womens Heart and Stroke Seminar will be held on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 7:30 AM at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Houssels Forum in Long Beach. The address is 2801 Atlantic Avenue Long Beach, CA 90806.
For more information or to register for the seminar, call (888) 794-9466.
KATE ADAMSON has served as a national speaker for the American Heart Association, the American Stroke Association and the United Way and somehow found the time to write the award winning book; Paralyzed but not Powerless. Her amazing, inspirational story has been featured in numerous magazines, Redbook, Vim & Vigor, Caregiver, Keeping Well, The Female Patient, etc. She has been featured on local and national radio and television programs such as Larry King Live, The Bill O'Reilly Factor, The Abrams Report, Fox News, MSNBC, ABC and NBC.
To interview KATE ADAMSON, contact Wanda at 209.409.8483 or WandaSanchez@Comcast.net.
For info on KATE ADAMSON, visit www.KateAdamson.com or for more info on Womens Heart and Stroke Seminar, visit www.MemorialCare.org.
