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My Heart's Journey: Living with AFib and A-flutter
How Heart Valve Disease Taught Me to Listen to My Body's Other Rhythms Hey everyone, you know I'm a big advocate for heart valve disease...
3 days ago2 min read
Medical Innovation Is Moving Fast—But Ethics Needs to Catch Up 🚨
We are living in an extraordinary era for medicine. Every day, it seems we hear about new breakthroughs, from revolutionary medical...
5 days ago3 min read
Why “Averages” Don’t Tell the Whole Story in Clinical Trials
When new trial results are announced, the headlines often sound hopeful: “this treatment helped most patients.” But averages only tell...
Aug 282 min read
From Intensive Follow-Up to Silence
Early follow-ups kept me seen. Then came the silence. As part of an Early Feasibility Study , my first year after receiving a...
Aug 212 min read
My Rent or My Medicine: No One Should Have to Choose
People are breaking down in Facebook comments—because they can’t afford their Eliquis. It’s hard to read.Some are skipping doses.Others...
Jul 82 min read
💓 One Less Thing to Worry About: My Lp(a) Test Result
Heart stuff is never simple, especially when you’ve walked through it like I have. But sometimes, we get a bit of good news in the...
Jun 42 min read
From Hospice to the Hill: Why I’m Honored to Join CLA by PACH
📍 Washington, D.C. | June 7–9, 2025 ✉️ Hosted by the Partnership to Advance Cardiovascular Health (PACH) I’ve learned that life after...
May 82 min read
Throwback to 2021: 34 Days Post Valve Replacement & Making Memories with Nahla
There are moments in life that stick with you, not because they were grand or planned, but because they were real . Because they reminded...
Mar 272 min read
Does Heart Disease Run in Your Family? Here’s What You Need to Know
Heart health isn’t just about what’s on your plate or how often you move. It runs deeper than that. It’s woven into your DNA, passed down...
Feb 183 min read
Flip the Fear: How Listening to Your Body Can Prevent Heart Disease & Save Your Life
Flip the Fear: Why Listening to Your Body Could Save Your Life Let’s be honest—most of us avoid the doctor until we absolutely have to....
Feb 112 min read
Why Are Black Patients Still Getting Left Behind in Healthcare?
This isn’t an easy conversation, but it’s one we have to keep having. Healthcare isn’t equal for everyone, and while I haven’t lived...
Feb 62 min read
From Struggles to Strength: My battle with Stage IV CHF
When I was in hospice, battling torrential tricuspid valve regurgitation I was also fighting Stage IV congestive heart failure (CHF), one...
Nov 6, 20241 min read
"If no one else was telling their story, then maybe I needed to tell mine. And maybe, just maybe, that would give others permission to share theirs too."
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