Kimberly Connell

August 20, 2015: the day that changed my life forever. I remember waking up feeling hopeful but prepared for the unknown because at the time in my life the unknown...

I’m a dreamer! Not the kind that dreams big and has set goals. I mean when I lay down for bed, dreams always come to me. Sometimes I couldn’t wait...

Once I said that although I wanted to give up, there was something in me telling me to keep pushing. I went home after that doctor's visit and went straight...

When I think about support, I picture someone's arms under another person holding them up. I looked up the definition and it reads: bear all or part of the weight...

Editor's note: This is part 2 of a two-part series. Be sure to check out part 1! Revival had been going on for 6 days already and we were on...

Editor's note: This is part 1 of a two-part series. Be sure to check out part 2! Experiences are really a beautiful thing. It's nice to hear other people's experiences...

I remember waking up from my heart transplant strapped to the bed, confused and lost, trying to utter words and realizing there was a tube in my throat. I tried...

November 2007 was the second turn of my life. I had been having some chest pain that was becoming unbearable so the Texas Children's Hospital was the next place for...

I want to write about my heart transplant journey because I’ve noticed that transplants are a popular thing. Maybe they always have been but I just wasn’t in that light...

I found out I had heart disease at the age of 12 years old. It changed everything for me quickly. The greatest battle for me was being 1 of 7...

March 1, the day I received my heart. Every time a year comes I’m extremely excited because I made it another year to keep getting stronger, wiser, and healthier. I...

Mental health is extremely important. I remember when the word anxiety was first mentioned to me. I admittedly got defensive - I was taught to pray about everything and everything...

Dealing with heart disease has had its challenges but I have managed to live with it. I always say there is life after heart disease, you just have to find...