06/28/2025
❤️Today is a HUGE milestone and blessing! God had special plans for me when he saved my life from my Aortic Dissection. I shouldn't of lived and I did. From there I managed life and changed lifestyle with different workouts, no competive races, triathlons, etc. My new competition was fighting for my life to live and grow old with my husband, watch my kids grow and for my sister and family. I went thru being depressed, mad at my new life until one day God opened my eyes to see clearly with his grace and my gratitude grew.
It's okay to have those days but dont dwell on them. It's always his timing above. People always ask what were you doing when it happened? I was coaching my son's 3rd grade Basketball game. I thought it was indigestion from Mexican food and took TUMS and toughed it thru until next morning where I was brought to hospital.
Fast forward after 4.5 years of monitoring I was told within 1-5 years it would be surgery time. I made it to the 4.5 year mark. You never want a surgery at this level to be an emergency surgery. Planned is always best and it was God's time to use his talented docs to perform my 12 hour surgery. It was supposed to be 2 separate procedures but God said no, we are knocking it out in one. Again, he saved my life a hidden aneurisym was forming behind my descending aorta. And, I really think he knew my hard head was already going to have a hard tome recovering because sitting still is not what I do well.
Today, I am here and feel healthier than ever. It was the absolute hardest thing I have ever done. I cried, the pain was worst than child birth and in the end it made me stronger. I absolutely couldn't have done it without him bringing me peace, grace, gratitude and without all of my family, friends and team. Yall were my cheerleaders when I was on rhe verge of breaking down.
I shared a picture of my scar below for 1st time and now wear it proudly in my clothes. As it is there and the result of me living. Call it a zipper, scar, or whatever. I call it a mark from God giving me life.
Get those hearts checked, they are silent! I wear red today for all my ❤️ survivors.
