This way of thinking and acting aligns with several thousand years of moral philosophy (caring forothers is at the center of almost all moral philosophy).
According to an AHA online survey, the top two reasons women defer heart surgery is "caring forothers, " and "family responsibilities, " said Dr. Rakesh Suri, a consultant in the division of cardiovascular surgery at the Mayo Clinic.
"I've seen others who took responsibility forcaringfor old parents alone and they collapsed from the strain of that and doing their regular work, " he says.