“So I decided to call an Uber, and then I called my sister and I survived.”

“I could not swallow,” she said.

In fact, many women don’t feel chest pain at all.

Captain Sandy Yawn

While men typically feel pain in their left arm, women can feel it in either arm.

“My health is great and it was great,” she said.

Today, she raises awareness for heart health with the American Heart Association.

Captain Sandy Yawn

“A lot’s affected when you have a heart attack,” she said.

Captain Sandy Yawn