Posted on 02/02/2008 6:31:50 PM PST by STARWISE
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
PHOTO(s) OF THE DAY
Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by singer/actress Liza Minnelli, left, her fellow actresses, and fashion models participating in The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection 2008 fashion show in New York, Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. Heart Truth is a national awareness campaign that warns women of the dangers of heart disease.
Mrs. Laura Bush, accompanied by daughter, Barbara Bush, watch fashion models during The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection 2008 fashion show in New York, Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. More than 20 celebrated women joined Mrs. Bush and America's top designers to show one-of-a-kind Red Dresses and raise awareness of heart disease in women.
QUOTE(s) OF THE DAY
Mrs. Bush's Radio Address to the Nation ~ February 2,2008
"Good morning. This is Laura Bush. For the weekly radio address, President Bush has handed the mic over to me. And today, I'd like to talk about something that's close to my heart -- America's heart health.
February is American Heart Month -- a time to start heart-healthy habits, and to learn about the risk factors for heart disease. These risk factors include smoking, being overweight, lack of exercise, diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, family history, and age. Heart disease affects more than 80 million people in the United States and claims the life of one American every minute.
Taking the opportunity to speak about American Heart Month, Mrs. Laura Bush delivers the weekly radio address from her office in the White House. Said Mrs. Bush, "This American Heart Month, all of us can be Heart Truth ambassadors.
Start by protecting your own heart, and spread the word to others. February is a month known for Valentines. This February, encourage your loved ones to take care of their health. It's the best Valentine's gift you could possibly give." By now, many women who've tuned in may be tempted to tune out.
A few years ago, I might have. Like many women, I assumed heart disease was a "man's disease." But the Heart Truth is this: that heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women. In 2002, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute launched the Heart Truth campaign, and asked me to join.
Over the last five years, I've seen the Heart Truth campaign spread the word to women about how they can protect their heart health. Symptoms of a heart attack can be different in women than in men. Symptoms in women can include persistent fatigue, difficulty breathing, and a pain in the jaw or neck. If women have these symptoms, they should go immediately to the hospital.
Nothing draws attention like a little red dress, so this is the Heart Truth's symbol. Across the country, people are rallying around that dress. Women are taking heart disease more seriously. So are their doctors. And every year from 2000 to 2005, heart disease deaths among women decreased.
This is good progress, but we still want more people to know the Heart Truth. Too many women, especially African-American women, die of heart disease. More than 80 percent of middle-aged women have at least one risk factor and many of them don't know it.
Last year, as part of my work to tell the Heart Truth, I went on the Rachael Ray show, where I described the symptoms of heart attacks in women.
One woman who watched, Candy Stauffer, says that a few weeks after she saw the show she woke up feeling nauseated and bothered by pain in the jaw. Candy's daughter remembered what she'd heard on Rachael Ray. And because Candy and her daughter paid attention to the symptoms of heart trouble, Candy got to the emergency room in time to be treated.
Since her close call, Candy has started exercising every day. She's dropped 45 pounds. Now she's calling on others to take better care of their hearts. "My family is more aware," Candy says. "My friends are more aware." Even in line at the grocery store, Candy will tell other people about heart disease.
I'm proud to serve as the Heart Truth's official national ambassador. But I'm even more proud of America's unofficial heart-health ambassadors. Across the United States, doctors, researchers, and patients like Candy Stauffer are telling the Heart Truth, and they're saving women's lives. This American Heart Month, all of us can be Heart Truth ambassadors.
Start by protecting your own heart, and spread the word to others. February is a month known for Valentines. This February, encourage your loved ones to take care of their health. It's the best Valentine's gift you could possibly give. Thanks for listening."
Fox News Special on President Bush: Fighting To The Finish ~~ is ON NOW. Will be replayed again tomorrow at 3pm et. Bret Baier said they received THOUSANDS of requests to replay it. So much for Pres. Bush's unpopularity .. ;)
BUSH ROCKS
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Here tonite!
GEORGE W BUSH: FIGHTING TO THE FINISH is on FoxNews NOW (will end at 10 PM EDT)!
Nice picture of Laura and Barbara. I’ll take that on my toaster. Oh, wait a minute.....I DID’NT WIN!! Hmmphh!
(Thanks anyway, Star, for your work.)
U.S. first lady Laura Bush (C) speaks with Panama's President Martin Torrijos (R) during a UN-UNICEF ceremony honoring Panama's First Lady Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos at the United Nations January 31, 2008. Laura Bush congratulated President Torrijos on Panama's taking the position as president of the UN Security Council. Jenna Bush, daughter of U.S. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, is at left. Picture taken January 31.
First Lady Laura Bush visits kindergarten students at the Church of the Holy Redeemer in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 where she spoke about education. At right by Archbishop Donald Wuerl of the Washington Archdiocese.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates stands next to Colonel (P) Mark A. Milley at a Promotion Ceremony for Milley his visit to Fort Campbell, Ky., Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. Gates spoke to soldiers scheduled to leave for Afghanistan and to family members of soldiers already in Iraq
Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks to spouses of soldiers during his visit to Fort Campbell, Ky., Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. Gates spoke to soldiers scheduled to leave for Afghanistan and to family members of soldiers already in Iraq.
;)................ nwrep REALLY REALLY wants
a toaster (either that, or that confounding
FR “proxy error” message came up ... LOL)
Thank you for these charming photos featuring Laura Bush, the loved and lovely.
And WHERE is the island you posted above as a place of sanity? I want to go there.
My pleasure .. ;)
I believe it’s in the Pacific, but
not sure and when we find out, I’ll
join you .. ;)
So HAPPY to have a place to go that is peaceful. Thank you for the Dose. Laura Bush looks so beautiful. What a wonderful First Lady she has been.
How did the Bush special go on Fox? I will have to catch it tomorrow at 3PM.
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