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Join ArtPlay and Arts In Medicine for a special Lunch and Learn in honor of American Heart Month. 

Joy O’Neal will share her personal story about navigating heart disease and treatment — especially focusing on the struggles women face when dealing with heart disease. 

About the Speaker // Joy O’Neal is the Executive Director at The Red Barn, a nonprofit offering therapeutic horseback riding to children and adults with disabilities.  She has a master’s degree in Public Administration from UAB. In 2016, she was diagnosed with advanced heart failure after being misdiagnosed for over two years.

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  • Debrah Fisher

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