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Abby’s Story: You Know Your Body Better Than Anyone Else

Abby’s Story: You Know Your Body Better Than Anyone Else

5 September 2025
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] “You know your body better than anyone else, fight for your life… Use your voice and be your own advocate.” Abby Winston’s heart health journey started in August 2024, when
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Nissa’s Story with Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Nissa’s Story with Sudden Cardiac Arrest

9 July 2025
I never imagined I’d be sharing a heart story—especially at 36 years old. I was active, healthy, and careful about what I put into my body. I exercised regularly, ate
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Valentina’s Story: Surviving Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Valentina’s Story: Surviving Sudden Cardiac Arrest

19 March 2025
Two days before leaving Italy to return to Melbourne, where I’ve lived with my husband since 2020, my life changed completely. We were having dinner, and I felt fine,no symptoms,
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Francesca’s Journey with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Francesca’s Journey with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

23 January 2025
My journey with heart disease began when I was diagnosed with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at just 24 years old. Deep down, I had always felt something was not quite right,
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Living with Congenital Heart Disease: Laura’s Story

Living with Congenital Heart Disease: Laura’s Story

13 January 2025
I was born with Congenital heart disease, so my story may differ a little or a lot from women who are diagnosed later on in life with heart disease. That
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Suzie’s Aortic Stenosis Story

Suzie’s Aortic Stenosis Story

12 November 2024
  When I was 25 years old I walked into the Red Cross in Town Hall of Sydney city. It was late August of 2016. I had never donated blood
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