I recently joined Sylvia Holland, Elaine Laing, Gwen Builder, Margie McLeish and Faye Mansfield, all members of the Willetton Bowling Club, to wear red for the day to raise awareness about women's health issues and at the same time, the ladies kindly gave me a quick lesson in how to do lawn bowls.
Many people do not realize that heart disease kills almost as many women as it does men. The statistics are alarming with almost 31 women across Australia every day dying of heart disease. This equates to over 11,000 women per year.
Often, the first warning sign of heart disease is when a person actually suffers a heart attack. Unfortunately by that time it is often too late. The best way to reduce your risk of developing heart disease or to prevent it getting worse if it already exists is to improve your lifestyle and have regular medical checkups.
Risk factors for heart disease include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and obesity. These risks can be reduced by changing your lifestyle so that you are more physically active or by changing your diet to reduce your intake of saturated fats and salt.
The Heart Foundation advises that some of the warning signs of a heart attack can include pain, pressure, heaviness or tightness in your chest, shoulder, neck, arm, back or jaw, shortness of breath, feeling nauseous or experiencing a cold sweat or dizziness.
A heart attack is an emergency situation. If you think you are experiencing these symptoms, call triple zero (000) straight away and get an ambulance as quickly as possible because time really is of the essence.
Korean War 60th Commemoration
I was very pleased to represent the Premier on Friday 25 June 2010 to lay a wreath in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the commencement of hostilities of the Korean War.
The event was held on a very chilly but fine morning at the Flame of Remembrance at Kings Park. I met with many of the elderly veterans and their families from the Korea & S E Asian Vets Association who had fought not only in Korea, but in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam too.
It was a very moving ceremony and an ideal time to reflect on the sacrifice those military personnel made.
The Korean War is often called the forgotten war but the cost in terms of casualties and lives lost was still high.
When the United Nations and the North Korean leaders signed an agreement on 27 July 1953 to end hostilities, 1,263 men from the Commonwealth forces had been killed (339 from Australia alone) and a further 4,817 were wounded.
The United States lost more than 33,000 men and almost half a million South Koreans died as a result of the war. The number of North Koreans and Chinese who lost their lives in the conflict remains unknown.
After the wreath laying ceremony, I attended a commemorative luncheon at the RAAFA Association Club in Bull Creek with many of the people who had also attended the Kings Park event.
Recent Events That I Have Attended
I regularly attend local community events such as the Willetton Senior High School open day and Government events, often representing the Premier or other Ministers, such as the WA Fujian Association's celebration of its Performing Arts Group, the official opening of the new Bodhi Temple and the Soorya Perth Festival of India. To see a detailed listing of recent events I have attended, please click here.
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