THE BEST HEART CLINICS NEAR ME The value of a support system Your heart failure team can help you share the burden of making decisions and plans. It will help everyone involved feel in control of their lives. Your team could include your doctors, your main carer, friends, and family. It can also be the people you see regularly in your daily life. You may meet people who have heart failure themselves. Sharing your stories can be an important part of managing your life with heart failure. Be open and honest about how you feel. It is important to help other members on your team understand how you feel and what you are going through. This will help them to support you better.