Welcome!
My name is Laura and I am a heart transplant recipient,
writer, and advocate of being alive.
I love to share every part of my story whether it’s related to the medical aspects of being a transplant recipient, the usual challenges of life, or the absolute best parts of it. A medical diagnosis can be terrifying.
My mission is to encourage anyone who needs it to keep moving, keep fighting, and to keep believing in what comes after.
No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.
-Dead Poets Society-
Recent Blog Posts
Dear Santa,
Winter time has come in strong, It’s rained, it’s blown, it’s snowed week-long. But it’s Christmas! Time for lights and cheer, Dear Santa, here’s my wish this year.Christmas should be full of fun, of gifts and food and time with everyone. So many things to look forward to, And yet, this season is hard to…
Cake Day
Sometimes I find it very difficult to be a heart transplant recipient. This was especially true when I was a kid. I didn’t want to acknowledge it happened. I didn’t want to acknowledge it at all. I just wanted to go back to being me, a normal kid. That never really worked out but I…
The Pressure To Do Great Things
I remember when the Tim McGraw song “live like you were dying came out”. I was 16 years old and around three years post transplant. In the song, someone is telling a story of when they were given devastating medical news in their 40s. In this conversation in the song, the friend then asks “what…
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