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Having a loved one suffering from heart failure can make one feel helpless. But deciding to be their supportive advocate goes a long way in helping their battle against heart disease while making you feel more involved and in control.

A heart failure diagnosis may make you feel scared, but it doesn't have to make you feel helpless.

The bad news: Heart failure is a chronic condition that affects 6.2 million people. The good news is that catching heart failure early is crucial to preventing, managing and even reversing the damage it can do.

If you or a loved one are experiencing any symptoms of heart failure, the most critical diagnosis is the one you can make as a patient — deciding to see your doctor immediately.

Heart failure and congestive heart failure are chronic conditions that have lasted for a year or more, require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living, and will continue to get worse with time.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder that depletes dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. Dopamine is a signally chemical that coordinates movement and feelings of motivation and reward. As these dopamine cells decrease, symptoms of Parkinson’s emerge.