TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – February is American Heart Month, a time to focus on heart health and disease prevention. For Tallahassee resident Carlai Pender, the message is deeply personal.
Pender has lost several family members to heart disease, including her mother, brother, aunt and grandmother. She was just five years old when her mother died from congestive heart failure.
“I have lost a lot to cardiovascular disease,” said Pender, founder of the Carlai Cares Foundation…