‘MY Heartbeat DIARY’

trial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder and the leading risk factor for stroke in the UK. It’s on the rise and recent US research reveals women suffer more symptoms than men. Ann Gugler, who is in her sixties, worked as an editorial consultant, and now blogs and writes about food. She is divorced with a grown-up son and daughter, and lives in South Milford, North Yorkshire.

September 2004

I wake in the night with what feels like a huge bird fluttering in my