My most dear most precious, kindest, wish-fulfilling one Anita,How are you ? I am sorry about your mother, so I want to say you can pray for her while you are eating and while you are in the toilet.

This advice about making life meaningful was give to a student who had written to Rinpoche about a congenital heart murmur.

I have checked and said this is what needs to be done:Gyab-shi Mamo-trü-kang Dü-kar: 10 times, by the monks at Kopan Monastery 

Rinpoche gave the following advice to two students whose mother was quite ill with heart disease.

An old, very dedicated student was diagnosed with serious heart disease and was advised to have a triple bypass operation. She wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice. His advice and her response, two months later, are reproduced below.

A student had two heart attacks in fourteen hours. Rinpoche sent this advice.

A student wrote that hypothyroidism and a food addiction had caused her to gain weight. She had to lose weight, but didn’t know how. Rinpoche advised her to stop eating sugar and meat, and also gave advice on tsog offering and purification practices she could do. 

My most dear, most kind, most precious wish-fulfilling Tracy,

My very dear Dr Williams,

Dear James,I checked regarding the experience with your heart and it would be very good if you can do Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga before you go to sleep.