❤ My Go Red for Women Story
Every year, Go Red for Women reminds us that heart disease isn’t just a statistic—it’s personal. It affects the people we love most, often when we least expect it. For me, supporting the American Heart Association isn’t just a cause… it’s part of my family’s story.
My father has undergone two open‑heart surgeries, and in about ten years, he’ll face another valve replacement. Watching someone you love go through something so major—twice—changes you. The hospital visits, the uncertainty, the slow steps of recovery… those moments stay with you. They make you realize how fragile life is, and how deeply a heart‑related event can ripple through an entire family.
It makes you think about all the “what ifs”—what if symptoms had been caught earlier, what if treatment had been different, what if support and research weren’t available? And it also makes you profoundly grateful for the advances in science, research, and care that organizations like the AHA make possible.
Because of the progress driven by AHA-funded research, my father had options. He had a medical team equipped with better knowledge, better technology, better protocols. And because of that, we still get to celebrate birthdays, holidays, and everyday moments with him—moments we don’t take for granted.
That’s why Go Red for Women matters to me.
It’s why raising awareness matters.
It’s why sharing our stories matters.
Heart disease impacts millions of families—but by supporting the AHA, we’re helping ensure that more families get the gift of more tomorrows with the people they love.
So today, I Go Red for the American Heart Association.
I Go Red for every family touched by heart disease.
And most of all, I Go Red for my father.