I walk because research and heart disease are very close to my heart!
When I was 21 I had 3 strokes and a heart surgery to repair my miltral valve. It was one of the scariest moments of my life. Fast forward to 2012 and I had my beautiful daughter Zoey. She was two months early and had to be put in NICU. She did a number on my body and I had to have emergency heart surgery at the age of 31 to repair my heart valve and reconstruct another part of my heart.
I am doing fine, I am 43 years old and have a wonderful life. I did recently develope AFIB and had to have a heart ablation in 2022. This is a life long struggle that I will endure because I am hear for a reason.
We're all tied to heart disease and stroke in some way. We have to change that. Will you help me?
Your donation will fund groundbreaking research that literally keeps hearts beating and helps people have longer, healthier lives.
This year, as we celebrate the Centennial of the American Heart Association, we will move health and well-being forward in important and critical ways. This relentless pursuit will continue until heart disease and stroke no longer exist.
Have a heart and help me reach my goal today.
