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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maggie O'Neill

Rosie O’Donnell says she ‘should’ve died’ from a heart attack. Here’s how symptoms differ in women

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Rosie O’Donnell, 61, said she’s “really lucky” to be alive after dismissing symptoms of a massive heart attack years ago.

During an interview for Raven Symoné’s podcast, O’Donnell said she experienced heart trouble in 2012 at age 50. The first symptom she noticed was pain in her arm, which started after she helped a stranger get into their car, per HuffPost. Then, O’Donnell said, the colour left her face. “I was in my little art studio, and my son, who was only young at the time, said to me, ‘Mommy, you look like a ghost.’”

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