I was born sick. I’ve never lived a life where I didn’t see a doctor countless time a year or met my family’s deductible by February; and I’ll never live like that.
Growing up wasn’t easy for me. I was always the last one to finish the race or the only one gasping for air after running to the playground. I continuously pushed myself to hide the fact that I was the “sick girl,” because I have always been more than a doctor diagnosis. I was kind, caring, compassionate, smart, and funny and I thought by saying that my heart functioned differently than the person next to me, I would’ve been judged. It wasn’t until my conditions progressed and I had a major event, where I couldn’t hide it anymore and was almost forced to tell people. I quickly realized that the people that care about me, wouldn’t judge me for something out of my control; they would support me in the best ways possible.
My friends, my family, and my mentors loved and cared about me even when I told them. Nothing yet everything changed. I felt free from the secret I had kept for 17 years.
I am the same kind, caring, compassionate, smart, and funny woman, who also has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and Ebstein’s anomaly; and it’s beautiful. Without being born broken, I wouldn’t be who I am today. So, in a way I’m grateful I was handed the sharp end of the knife, otherwise I wouldn’t be here today, where I’m meant to be.
Quote of the day!
“You are exactly where you need to be because if you were supposed to be somewhere else you would be there.” -unknown
Thank you for reading! 🙂
Emilee Unfiltered 
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