Today is Chronic Disease Day.

The date, 7/10, reflects a statistic that should stop us: seven out of 10 deaths in the United States are caused by chronic diseases.

But this day is about more than a number. It is about recognizing that chronic illness is not one experience, one diagnosis, or one kind of need.

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Today is National Wear Red Day.

Heart disease is still the number one killer of women. A woman dies from cardiovascular disease about every 80 seconds.

What’s harder to sit with is why this remains true.