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Diagnosis: Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Aneurysm

Member Since: August 13, 2022

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Danielle Elizabeth posted an update

2 years ago (May 19, 2023)

Yesterday was my 1 year Heartiversary. I wore this shirt to work that was from an AHA fundraiser. I celebrated being able to do the basic things I was unable to do a year ago. The last 12 months were a journey and challenging but not impossible. Sending out well... Read more.

🥰 Pamela Gregory, Rose Madura and reacted to this

Valerie Allen

Thank you! I am glad to hear you are continuing to improve. Appreciate the good wishes to those of us still looking ahead to surgery.

Allen Carkner

Sounds like you've had quite the journey. I hope you continue to get closer to feeling some sense of normalcy. It seems like you have a good attitude about this stuff. That's not always easy.

Ana Brusso

Hello Danielle and congratulations on your anniversary. You have gone through a lot and glad you are feeling well and doing great. Say hello to your dad. God bless you

Rose Madura

Happy anniversary! Glad all is well.

Andrew Dial

Wonderful! ðŸ™ðŸ¼

Delois Tweedy

Happy anniversary! So glad you are feeling well and pray it continues. I like your shirt!

Marie Myers

Happy Valve-Versary!!

Klara ÄœiäIä‡

Oh my God already!! Happy anniversary our dear, brave, smart and beautiful Danielle! ❤️

Susan Lynn

Happy Anniversary!! ❤️

Katherine Jensen

Love that shirt! Congrats on your anniversary..I hope to be saying the same thing a year from now.

Danielle Elizabeth

Thank you everyone!! It was just another normal day which is all I can ask for!

Leona Resch

So happy for you!! Iâ€™m 5 months post op today and just went back on this site to see how everyone is doing! So happy you are feeling g well! Iâ€™m trying to do so many things gs I did before but still get tired . Not feeling g quite... Read more.

Grace Mason

Congrats Danielle!

Timothy Andre

Happy one year Danielle!!

Danielle Elizabeth posted an update

3 years ago (May 2, 2023)

I am so unbelievably torn on making decisions for the future. I went back for my undergrad because I knew there was a world I was fascinated in. Right after my first year I had open heart surgery (11 mos ago) to repair an AA and BAV. The experience changed... Read more.

Richard Munson

My goodness danielle youâ€™re just a kid. Go for your dreams. Concerning yourself about 15-20 years in the future is a dead end from a mental perspective, in my eyes anyway. If you have the intellectual capacity to perform these goals, and it sounds like you do, go for it.

Danielle Elizabeth

I am taking it day by day but with more people encouraging me to apply to med school I am starting to believe itâ€™s doable. Iâ€™m not telling my friends or family because I canâ€™t statistically know the odds of acceptance until after I have my final GPA, patient care... Read more.

Matthew Malooly

I've worked in a hospital as a pharmacist for a long time, with many doctors, most of which don't truly understand what it means to be a patient. I feel this experience we've all had being on the other side of this behemoth we call the health care system makes... Read more.

Marie Myers

Excellent post by Matthew! If you have the drive Danielle, go for it!

Danielle Elizabeth

Thank you Matthew; this is so insightful. I guess the underlying fear is the fear of failure. I am obsessed with the biology basis of psychology and Iâ€™ve only learned the very brief foundational knowledge. Iâ€™m also obsessed with staying busy, and I used to work 85 hour weeks when... Read more.

Danielle Elizabeth

Thank you Maria, I donâ€™t know if I have the drive, but I am just following the instructions and seeing where it takes me.

Richard Munson

The only thing to fear is fear itself. Franklin roosevelt. Words to live by.

Klara ÄœiäIä‡

Wow Danielle, those are actually such wonderful dilemmas...it is so nice to hear how passionate you are, music to my ears. I finished medschool and am now in the last year of my family medicine residency. It is quite draining and challenging job, sometimes I wonder why I didn't choose... Read more.

Eleanor R

Before I moved from Virginia my primary care physician was a late med school grad. Majored and worked in another field then finally went for what he discovered his interests to be. Was the best doctor Iâ€™ve ever had. Go for it.

Ana Brusso

Totally agree with all these heart warriors Danielle, go for it! God bless you

Rose Madura

I think you should go for it!

Ana Brusso

By the way, how is your Dad Danielle. Give him my best. ❤️

Greg Lewis

Danielle..Please don't leave this on the table! If you decide not to, make sure its for a sound reason. Fear is something to overcome. It will only make the achievement sweeter!! You are young, and now is the time to live a dream. You can't do it when you get... Read more.

Grace Mason

All sound like great careers you are looking at Danielle and good people in health care are really needed. Maybe the person you are shadowing at the hospital can introduce you to people in each field you are considering pursuing in neuroscience, pulmonary doc, a PA, or anesthesiologist assistant and... Read more.

Daniel Green

Danielle, First, great name! Second, if you have friends that discourage you from achieving your goals find new friends! One great way to achieve your goals is to communicate and memorialize your goals!! I finished my undergraduate degree at 70 years old! I already had a fabulous career in financial... Read more.

Danielle Elizabeth posted an update

3 years ago (February 16, 2023)

Everything went great at my Cardiology appointment! I gave my ACHD cardiologist a painting I did (in anticipation to a trip to Thailand a few years back) as a gift, with a thank you card. I feel so grateful that my CT and Echo resulted normal for being 9 mos... Read more.