My Forsyth _ Spring 2023
Women in Business, Homeownership, Finances, Food, Health & Wellness, and Architecture are just a few of the articles you'll find in the latest issue of your community magazine. Sit back and enjoy. Happy reading!
Women in Business, Homeownership, Finances, Food, Health & Wellness, and Architecture are just a few of the articles you'll find in the latest issue of your community magazine. Sit back and enjoy. Happy reading!
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JANNA SHACKLETT<br />
Money 4 Smarties<br />
www.moeny4smarties.com<br />
Known by many as one of the forces of Optimist<br />
Clubs in <strong>Forsyth</strong> County, Shacklett decided to open<br />
her own business when she realized how many<br />
folks could use her expertise.<br />
“As a Virtual Assistant, I am here to help with all<br />
your business and personal assistant needs,”<br />
“I arrived a little early on<br />
Shacklett explained. “After 20 years in the Human<br />
Resources Monday and Business morning Management for my industry, I<br />
decided to test,” alter direction.” Smith recalled. “I was<br />
placed in a pre-procedure<br />
room, where they started<br />
to monitor my heart before<br />
BRYNN the procedure.” ARSENEAU<br />
KRISTEN BARNES<br />
The healthcare team noticed something was<br />
not right and performed an EKG.<br />
What happened next saved Smith’s life.<br />
www.arseneaudancestudio.com<br />
“The folks taking care of me realized that I<br />
was in atrial fibrillation, AFib for short. They<br />
told me the GI procedure would have to wait<br />
Five, six, seven, eight… the cadence that leads the<br />
and that I needed care of another issue; my<br />
teachers and heart dancers was not pumping at the in classical, rhythm, and professional<br />
I was at<br />
and dance risk training of a stroke,” studio Smith explained. founded “The by quick Brynn<br />
Arseneau. actions Along of with the cardiology her business team saved partner, my life.” Kristen<br />
Barnes, the duo has become one of <strong>Forsyth</strong>’s most<br />
noted dance Smith studios. was quickly admitted into the hospital<br />
and an echocardiogram (EKG) was performed<br />
“Dancing is to my see passion how the and heart’s being chambers able and to share valves that<br />
were pumping blood through her heart.<br />
passion with our students is rewarding,” Arseneau<br />
stated. “The decision to start my dance studio was<br />
“An echocardiogram uses ultrasound<br />
a process, but worth it! The support from my family,<br />
technology to see how well the heart is working<br />
dance teachers and how and blood Kristen moves makes through this your one heart. of the<br />
greatest experiences During the echocardiogram of my life.” it was discovered<br />
that her heart was pumping less than 40% of<br />
its capacity,” stated Dr. Christopher Leach, an<br />
interventional cardiologist with Northside<br />
Cardiovascular Institute (NCVI). “We needed<br />
to find out what was causing her problems.”<br />
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