WMTW NEWS 8'S JACQUELINE THOMAS TELL US HOW THE WALK HELPS THOSE AFFECTED KEEP MOVING FOWARD... THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTENDED THE SOUTHERN MAINE HEART WALK SUNDAY...MAKING THIS THE BIGGEST WALK THEY'VE EVER HAD, BOTH IN TERMS OF TURN-OUT AND FUNRAISING. THESE NUMBERS ARE A TESTAMENT TO HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY HEART DISEASE OR STROKE, AND TO HOW THE COMMUNITY HERE COMES TOGETHER. 07;17;37;08 "TO MEET A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPEN TO THEIR HEART, HAS BEEN AMAZING." 07;17;42;18 áááBUTTED TOááá 07;16;57;16 "A GREAT WAY TO NOT ONLY RAISE AWARENESS, BUT BUILD A COMMUNITY OF SURVIVORS AND THEIR LOVED ONES AND HAVE A REALLY FUN TIME." 07;17;03;23 IT'S A CAUSE THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, TOUCHES SO MANY LIVES...WHETHER IT'S A FRIEND, COWORKER, FAMILY MEMBER...OR YOURSELF...HEART DISEASE AND STROKE ARE A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE U.S. FOR SOME SURVIVORS, THEY HOPE THAT SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCE WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOMEONE ELSE. 07;28;56;19 "I FEEL LIKE IF JUST EVEN ONE PERSON LISTENS AND MAYBE TAKES ACTION ON A STRANGE SYMPTOM THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE, UM, I THINK SHARING MY STORY WILL HOPEFULLY HELP SOMEBODY FROM GOING THROUGH SOMETHING REALLY EXTREME, OR EVEN SAVE A LIFE AND THAT'S JUST REALLY..THAT'S REALLY FULFILLING." 07;29;12;20 THE BEST ADVICE....LISTEN TO YOUR BODY, AND IF SOMETHING DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT, NO MATTER HOW SUBTLE, GET IT CHECKED. 07;19;43;14 "DON'T MESS AROUND, YOU KNOW, JUST GET IN AN AMBULANCE, DON'T DO LIKE I DID AND TAKE AN UBER...THAT WAS A BAD CHOICE ON MY PART, AND I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OPENLY NOW...BECAUSE I