Monica Rockwell
My journey with Heart Failure began in 2013 at the tender age of 38. I’m on home oxygen concentrator tank at 02 liters. My last annual echocardiogram showed my heart went from functioning at 55% to 65%. I started out only being able to walk 5 minutes before giving out of breath. Two years ago, I gradually increased my walking from 30 minutes to an hour. I take generic Singular 30 minutes before I go walking. I participated in three Walkathons a year. I’ve progressed from being on my portable oxygen concentrator tank 24/7 to sleeping on it at night. In 2023, I completed the 60 Miles Walk Challenge for Heart Disease. The total miles were 74.4.
Monica is a public speaker, consultant, and mentor. Annually she hosts three educational and resourceful events in the Southwest Georgia Region and Globally. They are Sickle Cell Awareness Meetings entitled “Come HUB With US”, “It’s A Family Thing and You Can Learn To Understand It” and “Let’s Game Plan for Sickle Cell” making sure patients have access to medical professionals, pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, community based organizations and educational institutions. She has been seen on WALB News 10 LIVE at Noon, WALB Dialogue hosted by Karla Heath-Sands, Albany State University (ASU-TV) Realizing Potential with Dr. Wendy Wilson and BBC Cut Through The Noise. She has also been seen in The Albany Herald Newspaper, VoyageATL, Shoutout Atlanta, The Moultrie Observer and Early County News.
