HeartLife Foundation Facebook ad: “Meet Lise, a fearless heart warrior whose journey…”

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Meet Lise, a fearless heart warrior whose journey began at 19 with a diagnosis that would shape the course of her life—here’s her story "When I was 19, my 11-year-old cousin collapsed during gym class. Sudden cardiac arrest. That’s when we found out it was genetic. My cousin had Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. So did my aunt, my father, and apparently—me. Two years later, after just two treadmill tests, a doctor told me I’d been misdiagnosed. I believed them. For 20 years, I lived without treatment. When my aunt died at 52, I got retested. They said I did have HCM. And it was advanced. That same day, I got my first ICD. That same day, my dad died waiting for a heart transplant. Months later, my cousin died too. I was 39, grieving and angry. At 45, I had a cardiac arrest at home and didn’t know it. I went to bed, then drove myself to work. A friend made me call my doctor. He said, “Get to the ER. Now.” Then came the meds. The shocks. My ICD misfired six times while I was awake. In the hospital, it shocked me two more times. I wanted to rip it out. In 2018, I started gaining weight, losing breath, feeling heavy. My cardiologist said it was my age, my hormones, my lifestyle—anything but my heart. A year later, I was rushed to the ER: end-stage HCM. I quit alcohol. Changed my diet. Took up yoga, kayaking, meditation. I got six more years with my own heart. In 2023, they told me it was time. I was listed for a transplant. The first heart wasn’t viable. The second wasn’t either. Then, on Dec 1, 2024—I finally got my new heart. Five weeks later, I landed back in the ER. A massive cardiac effusion. More surgery. Recovery’s been hard. But in the past seven years, I’ve lived. I climbed a volcano in Bali. Crossed rope bridges in Ireland. Kayaked the Colorado River in 65 mph winds. Explored cliffs in France. Rang in New Year’s in New Orleans. This fall, I’m going to Mexico for Day of the Dead. Because I’ve danced with death. And I’m still here. Still learning. Still healing. Still living." #FacesOfCVD #HeartWarrior #HeartLife #HeartFailureAwareness #BeatHeartDisease

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