Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"More women die from heart disease than from all types of cancer combined," says Martha Lear, who found herself in the same coronary unit where she lost her husband Hal thirty years prior.
Here Martha discusses how she went from a caregiver to a patient, an experience she details in her stunning memoir Echoes of Heartsounds. From the emergency room through her recovery, Martha's bravery is an inspiration to women everywhere suffering from heart disease.
"More women die from heart disease than from all types of cancer combined," says Martha Lear, who found herself in the same coronary unit where she lost her husband Hal thirty years prior.
Here Martha discusses how she went from a caregiver to a patient, an experience she details in her stunning memoir Echoes of Heartsounds. From the emergency room through her recovery, Martha's bravery is an inspiration to women everywhere suffering from heart disease.
