I wanted to share a new book with you called Sonata for a Damaged Heart (Expanded Edition): A Young Mother’s Journey of Survival After a Near Fatal Heart Attack by Wakisha (Kisha) Stewart (Author. I received a copy of the book in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links in this post and make a purchase I will make a small percentage off the items you purchase.
I love reading books that educate and teach us something new I didn’t know that I can share with my friends and family Which is exactly what Sonata for a Damaged Heart does. I was surprised to learn the Author was the 2022 American Heart Association For Women National Speaker. As well as learning black women are among the highest mortality rates in the United States.
The Author shares her near-death experience following her second pregnancy which took me back to mine with Charlie as I also had problems with my son. I liked learning how she brought a clarion call for community-wide mobilization to guarantee health care equity. If you haven’t had the opportunity to read this book you need to check it out as soon as possible. Copies of the book should be in every doctor’s offices.
About the book:
Cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of maternal mortality in the United States, accounting for over one-third of maternal deaths, with Black women having among the highest maternal mortality rates. Why is childbirth such a risky condition for U.S. women’s health, especially for Black women—and what can be done about it?
Sonata for a Damaged Heart is one Black woman’s story of a near-death experience following her second pregnancy and the racial disparities in the healthcare industry that contributed to it. Wakisha (Kisha) Stewart’s memoir is both a moving, lyrically told story of a decade-long struggle to survive a near-fatal heart attack with dignity and a clarion call for community-wide mobilization to guarantee health care equity.
Meet the Author: Wakisha (Kisha) Stewart’s
Wakisha (Kisha) Stewart is a wife, mother of three, nurse, a heart-attack survivor, and a national advocate for heart health dedicated to improving the quality of cardiovascular health care for everyone. Since her heart attack in 2011 at age 31, she has conducted extensive research about the particular health risks that women face.
She was one of twelve national spokeswomen chosen in 2022 by the American Heart Association to educate the public about the risks of cardiovascular disease. She is a dynamic, nationally recognized speaker on ways to improve heart health through lifestyle changes and a fierce advocate for systemic changes in the health care system to guarantee equity and social justice for all.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
