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💓 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 4, 20252 min read
Healing Out Loud: The Story Behind the Smile
Because surviving isn’t the same as healing As we know mental health doesn’t always come with a warning sign. It’s not as visible as a...
Jun 3, 20252 min read
When Your Doctor Says Yes… But the PBM Says No
Why the people deciding your treatment aren’t the ones trained to treat you. Right?! It’s absolutely wild. Your medically trained doctor,...
May 29, 20253 min read
This Is What Life After Hospice Looks Like
Advocacy wasn’t the plan—but it became my purpose. Advocacy is deeply personal for me. I’m a two-year hospice survivor living with...
May 28, 20253 min read
💬 Dear Doctors: Stop Telling Women It’s Just Anxiety
Because I almost died from the thing you said was in my head. Let’s talk about the elephant in the exam room.You know the one—where...
May 27, 20253 min read
Two Diagnoses, One Fight: How We Held Each Other Through the Storm
Caregiver and patient. Wife and husband. Fighter and fighter. Some love stories are sweet. Ours is survival. There was a moment—maybe...
May 22, 20252 min read
Your Heart Talks Through Symptoms—Are You Listening?
Sometimes, the body whispers before it screams. Heart failure isn’t just “your heart is not working.” It’s your lungs gasping. It’s your...
May 21, 20252 min read
Survival Shouldn’t Depend on a Zip Code
When Access Takes Everything You've Got—And Then Some Nobody really talks about how hard it is to get access to care when you're already...
May 20, 20253 min read
Real Talk: Building My Second Chance Took a Village
I talk a lot about second chances—because I’m living proof they exist. But the facts are, I didn’t get here on grit alone. It took a...
May 19, 20252 min read
The Interview Every Patient Deserves
Questions Every Doctor Should Be Asked—Before You Trust Them With Your Care I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been let down by a...
May 15, 20254 min read
From Barely Breathing to Truly Living — Why I Won’t Stay Quiet About TVR
Why am I talking about Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation (TVR)? Because talking about it creates change.Because sharing our stories makes...
May 14, 20252 min read
🩺 The Truth About Life After Hospice: Surviving Isn’t the Same as Healing
Some stories don’t end. They evolve—with every scar, every stumble, and every ounce of strength it takes to keep going. t’s strange what...
May 13, 20253 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 8, 20252 min read
📰 From Bellingham to Australia AGAIN: My Story Travels
My Heart Story, Their Health Policy Living with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) isn’t just challenging—it’s exhausting, isolating,...
May 7, 20252 min read
Well, Here We Go Again… Aflutter’s Back
Just when I thought I could finally hit cruise control for a bit, atrial flutter decided to make a comeback. If you’re not familiar,...
May 6, 20252 min read
The Heart Surgery I Couldn’t Have – And the One That Saved Me ❤️🩹🥑
When traditional surgery failed me, innovation gave me a second chance I’ve always known I wasn’t a candidate for open-heart surgery. My...
May 1, 20253 min read
✨ When the World Shut Down, My Fight BeganSurviving Hospice in the Time of COVID
Facebook Memory April 2020 | UW Regional Heart Center This popped up today, and I felt it in my bones.April 2020, UW Medical Center. I...
Apr 30, 20251 min read
When the System Doesn’t See You
The Overlooked Reality of How Heart Disease Shows Up in Black Women—and Why It’s Costing Lives I can’t speak for Black women—but I won’t...
Apr 28, 20251 min read
I Just Wanted to Survive — How Surviving Turned Into a Mission
I Had No Idea My Story Would Matter This Much I didn’t choose to become a patient pioneer out of bravery. I said yes to a clinical trial...
Apr 24, 20252 min read
365 Days of Saying the Hard Stuff Out Loud
“ From Get Your Affairs in Order” to “Keep Telling Your Story” One year ago today, I started writing about something most people don’t...
Apr 23, 20252 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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