Starlyn, a young mother at just nineteen years old, knew her chest pains and shortness of breath were not right but found her concerns dismissed due to her young age. Luckily, one nurse listened and pushed to find the cause. Here is Starlyn’s story.
Exhausted and unable to properly breathe, Joana Marie S. Egido wouldn’t have made it without her village coming together to care for her. Although she survived the night, Joana had many more challenges ahead as she faced a peripartum cardiomyopathy diagnosis in a Third World country. Here is Joana’s story.
Earlier this week we met Kyla Davis. After giving birth to her son she started experiencing strange symptoms and soon discovered she was in heart failure due to peripartum cardiomyopathy. You can read the entire first half of her story at Heart Stories – Kyla Davis Pt.1. In part 2 we will explore Kyla’s life post-LVAD surgery.
Kyla thought she knew what to expect during her third pregnancy. Unfortunately, a heart condition she had never heard of would come crashing into her life shortly after her son’s birth. Check out part one of Kyla’s amazing story.
Bridgette McElwee had trouble breathing throughout her pregnancy. When she asked her doctor about it, she was diagnosed with sinus infections. Unfortunately, Bridgette was actually in heart failure due to peripartum cardiomyopathy. Here is her story.