My Mother Was My Girl Scout Leader,

We Need To Alert Women Everywhere About The Seriousness Of Heart Disease.

No One Likes To Be Criticized.

When I Heard That Heart Disease Kills More Women Than All Cancers Combined - When I Heard That, I Knew. The Other Thing That's Very Important Is That Heart Disease...is Preventable. There Are Some Specific Lifestyle Changes That Women Can Make: Losing Weight, Not Smoking, Exercising, Eating Healthy Foods. Knowing The Risk Factors: High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Diabetes, [being] Overweight. And If You Have Heart Disease In Your Family, You Should See Your Doctor. Because This Disease Is Preventable.

Education Is The Key. With A Really Good Education, You Have A Much Broader View Of The World. Well-educated People Can Seek Help For Themselves. They Can Help Others.

I Have Always Admired Organizations That Help Children Grow And Learn, And Organizations That Protect And Shelter Children When No One Else Does. And I Wanted To Draw Attention To These Organizations And Recognize The Contributions They Were Making To The Country And To Our Children In Particular.