A Heartfelt Journey Waiting for a Transplant
The Beat Goes On
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Grieving While Waiting
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≻: Grieving While WaitingWaiting for a heart transplant teaches you a lot about time. It teaches you how slow it can feel. How…
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Embracing Friday and the Weekend Ahead
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≻: Embracing Friday and the Weekend AheadSome Fridays look like deep breaths and slow mornings. Then there are some Fridays that look like… Mayo labsWork emailsSchedule…
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Emotional Road Trips
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≻: Emotional Road TripsMost people don’t realize how much of my transplant journey happens in the car. Not the procedures. Not the labs.…
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My Hospital Stays: A Personal Journey
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≻: My Hospital Stays: A Personal JourneyThere’s a version of hospitalization that people imagine—the dramatic rush, the stark sterile halls, the worried whispers.Then there’s the reality…
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The Transplant Journey Begins
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≻: The Transplant Journey BeginsBy the time the word transplant entered the conversation for real, I had already spent years learning to live with a heart…
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Living, Waiting, and Fighting Forward
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≻: Living, Waiting, and Fighting ForwardAfter that MRI, life became a series of balancing acts. It involved balancing faith and fear, strength and exhaustion, and…
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When Answers Bring More Questions
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≻: When Answers Bring More QuestionsLife had finally started to find its rhythm again.I was learning how to live with the device in my chest…
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The Emotional Whiplash of “You Look Fine”
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≻: The Emotional Whiplash of “You Look Fine”There are phrases we hear so often that they lose their weight and value to you.And then there are phrases…
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Finding Joy on Purpose
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≻: Finding Joy on PurposeJoy is not always effortless; rather, it often requires a conscious choice, especially during difficult times. Learning to find joy…
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