At 20 weeks pregnant we
found out that our son would be born with a congenital heart defect –
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS).
It wasn’t that long ago that
this condition would have ended his life. Today children born with HLHS undergo
three open heart surgeries before the age of 4. If the body rejects the
surgeries – they are placed on a heart donor list.
Our son Mason is 4 years old
and has survived not only three major open heart surgeries but he has also
survived two stokes.
This is how we were given
what I like to call our accidental purpose. This was not something we ever
imagined would happen to us but we allowed this to play out in our lives for
the good. We want our story to help change lives!
If you would like to read
more on Mason’s journey please visit www.masongarka.com
I share this story with you
not to feel sad. I tell this story because I believe each of you reading this
has your own “heart child” story. The stories have different beginnings,
different middles, and different ending but we each have our own story to tell
and we each have had defining moments in our life that could easily knock you
down.
We chose to allow our
defining moment to bring us to an industry which gives us the honor of helping
save peoples lives by teaching ourselves and others to be healthier.
We are far from perfect but
our members inspire us.
Let us be your support by
joining our virtual community at www.anytimehealth.com
or joining us in the gym.
- Kelsey and Greg
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