Okay, Class Dismissed - Let’s Get Personal

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 important. Necessary, even. But let’s be real, I didn’t come back from the edge just to stay in the “educational” lane forever.

Now it’s time for the good stuff. The real-life stuff.

This is where Little LVADventures shifts gears. No more textbooks and definitions. It’s time for the stories. The laughter. The chaos. The love. The moments that remind me why I keep showing up, even on the hard days.

Here’s what you can expect moving forward:

• Moments with my husband and kids, two grown and one still growing

• Nature walks and photography through a lens that sees beauty differently now

• Honest conversations with friends and family

• Highs, lows, and everything in between, because I’m not here to fake it

• Life, lived boldly, with an LVAD, but never defined by it

These blogs will be personal, sometimes funny, sometimes messy, always real. Because this journey isn’t just about survival; it’s about learning how to live fully again. And sometimes, that looks like dancing in the kitchen, snapping the perfect photo, or finding the courage to try something new just because I can.

If the last set of posts were the “intro class,” this next part is the field trip.

Let’s go make some memories.

Thanks for being part of the ride.

With Heart,

💙 Phoenix

"This journey isn’t just about survival, it’s about learning how to live fully again."