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Hey Warriors, Take me or leave me, but don’t ask me to shrink. I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, and I’m done trying to be. I’ve spent...

Hey Warriors, Life isn’t neat. It’s not color-coded, curated, or conveniently labeled with “good vibes only.” It’s definitely not...

Hey Warriors, This one’s hard. But I’m ready to say it. There’s a look people give you when they think they know your story, and they’re...

Hey Warriors, Today is special. Today is personal. Today is a celebration that once lived in a place I never thought I would reach. Happy birthday to me. I am thirty eight years old. And I cannot believe I get to say that out loud. There was a time when making it to this age felt impossible. A dream. A wish. A prayer. A hope I held quietly because saying it out loud felt too bold. Yet here I am. Alive. Breathing. Growing. Healing. Becoming. Another year older and another year

Hey Warriors, I am more than my illness. More than the devices that keep my heart pumping. More than a diagnosis, a survival story, or a...

Hey Warriors, Ten years ago, I was given six months to live. Just six. But then came my LVAD, this battery-powered, hum-filled,...

Hey Warriors, Right now, as I write this, I’m in the hospital again. Water retention. Alarms. Fatigue so heavy it makes my skin feel...

Hey Warriors, Listen… today I feel so good I could skip. Yes, SKIP. Like full-on, knees-up, arms-swinging, Disney-princess-in-a-meadow...

Hey Warriors, You ever get tired of being the one holding it all together? Sometimes it feels like my body is already a full-time job,...

Hey Warriors, You know what I wish people would stop doing? Looking at me like I’m already gone. Like I’m fragile. Like I’m someone to...

Hey Warriors, Let me be the first to say it, If you woke up this morning and your body already felt like it had run a marathon, I see...

Hey Warriors, Let’s get one thing straight: I’m not perfect. Never claimed to be. The kind that makes you laugh harder. Live louder. Love...

Hey Warriors, There was a time when hope felt like a luxury I couldn’t afford. I wasn’t dreaming about the future; I was preparing for it...

Hey Warriors, There was a moment, a string of moments really, when everything inside me was shutting down. My heart. My kidneys. My...

Life with an LVAD changes a lot… how you move, how you plan, even how you plug in (literally). But here’s the thing: the fun doesn’t have to stop just because your heart runs on batteries. If anything, it’s an invitation to live more intentionally and find joy in new ways. Whether you’re looking for creative ways to stay active, connect with loved ones, or just shake up the routine, this list of 50 LVAD-friendly activities proves that life with wires can still be full of adve

One year ago…5 I laid on an operating table with a broken heart. Literally. They didn’t know if I’d make it. Some of them probably hoped...

Hey Warriors, Confession time: none of these blogs were supposed to see the light of day. I wrote them, sure, late at night, in hospital...

Hey Warriors, Okay, we’ve covered the serious stuff. You know what an LVAD is, how it works, and how it’s changed my day-to-day. That was...

Hey Warriors, Let’s talk about the big picture for a minute. Living with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) isn’t just about keeping...

Hey Warriors, Living with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) is no small thing. It’s a literal lifeline, a mechanical beat helping...