Intimacy and Heart Failure: The Relationship ConundrumIntimacy is about creating a genuine connection. It can be intellectual, physical, emotional, and spiritual. Managing intimate relationships is a common problem...reactions1comment
Holiday Survival GuideHi, fellow heart failure patients! As the holiday season is upon us, I wanted to address the issue of stress. In my...reactionscomments
Dear Santa! Here's A Heart-Healthy Christmas Wish ListDear Santa. My kids already made their Christmas lists. I hope you received them well. Consider this post my personal Christmas list...reactions10comments
The WaitVarious people wonder what people do when they are waiting for a heart or any organ. The crazy thing about heart transplants...reactionscomments
Becoming Bionic - Getting an ICDThe day after my heart attack, the attending cardiologist told me that my heart would recover, it would bounce back to a...reactions1comment
Community Views: Frustrating Myths About Heart FailureAs someone with heart failure, you may have heard a few myths about your condition. People may believe in myths because they...reactionscomments
Things I Wish I KnewI started my heart journey at 25 years old and there is so much that I wish I was aware of in...reactionscomments
Heart of a Giant Support System, Part 3: My Medical Care TeamMy medical care team, of course, is the best in the world! At the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart & Vascular Center...reactions2comments
Living in Survival ModeI was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy in 2014 at the age of 25. At that point in my life, I had finished...reactions1comment
Having A Good Support SystemWhen you get diagnosed with an illness, like heart failure, it is always imperative that you have a support system. Having a...reactions2comments
Eating the Rainbow - For My HeartTrying to keep my heart health in check, knowing that heart failure runs in my family, has been a rude awakening to...reactions4comments
What Does Worrying Do?The one mantra that I have found that helps manage the anxiety and unknowns that come with congestive heart failure (CHF) is...reactionscomments
Valuable Lessons About LivingHeart failure, and those who suffer from it, have taught me so much over the years. We have heart failure in our...reactionscomments
Early Childhood Experiences with Heart FailureLike any child who grew up in the 1970s, staying out until the street lights turn on, riding tricycles or bicycles, taking...reactionscomments
Suggestions for Dating with an LVAD - Caretakers POVNo one likes to have to give a disclaimer in the first conversation or the first date. My mother did not struggle...reactionscomments
Lobbying at Our Nation's CapitolIn 2019, I applied to be one of the advocates in Maryland to go to the District of Columbia to advocate with...reactionscomments
Coping with All of the RulesAs a heart failure patient this is a article I should have written awhile ago because it is as true now as...reactionscomments
The Way I'm WiredI was transplanted 7 years ago and everything has gone great for the most part. Until about 4 years ago, I began...reactionscomments
PLC: Submerging in Water After 11 Years!Disclaimer: Please do not try this at home. Consult your medical team prior to water activities. I have not fully submerged in...reactions2comments
The Younger Heart Failure PatientI am 37 and was diagnosed with CHF at 35 after a severe heart attack. For context, overnight I went from working...reactions4comments
