When it was first suggested that I attend a meeting to be held with other cardiac support groups to produce a carer's handbook, I was rather dubious; This was not because I was unwilling, but I felt that my knowledge of the subject was very limited, to say the least.

HeartCare held several meetings of Carers to discuss all aspects of caring, their experiences and feelings. The credit for this little booklet has to go to them for sharing all this with us and giving up their time to write about these things. All I have done is to collect all their efforts and put them down in some sort of order

We know how you are feeling. All of us have experienced the shock and horror of seeing a loved one suffering the pain and agony of a heart attack. There is a feeling of disbelief that this is happening to us. Earthquakes, plane disasters and even winning the Lottery are things that happen to other people, things that we read about or see on television.

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