💖 My Heart Story: Why I Started HeroicHeart.store

I never imagined that heart failure would be part of my story. It wasn’t something I saw coming, but life has a way of throwing unexpected challenges our way.

For me, heart failure means learning to live with a heart that doesn’t always cooperate. Some days, it feels like a battle just to keep going. Fatigue, shortness of breath, and a heart that struggles to do its job—it’s not easy. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that I am stronger than my diagnosis.

💙 The Hardest Part? Feeling Invisible.

When I was diagnosed, I quickly realized how little representation heart failure truly has. So many awareness campaigns focus on heart attacks, but what about those of us living with chronic heart conditions? Where was the community, the support, the visibility for people like me?

I was already facing a complicated health journey—having undergone a total gastrectomy due to a genetic condition, living with multiple medical challenges, and fighting every day to keep moving forward. Then, on top of it all, I was diagnosed with heart failure. It was a moment that felt both overwhelming and unreal. I had already survived so much—how could my heart now be failing me too?

One of the hardest parts has been dealing with bradycardia (a dangerously slow heart rate) and constant fatigue.Some days, my heart rate drops into the 40s, and I can feel my body struggling to keep up. On other days, my heart pounds with PVCs and PACs (irregular heartbeats), making it impossible to ignore the reality of my condition. It’s exhausting, it’s unpredictable, and it’s a battle that most people don’t see.

💖 Why HeroicHeart.store Exists

That’s why I created HeroicHeart.store—not just to sell products, but to build a movement of strength, awareness, and resilience for heart failure warriors, survivors, caregivers, and loved ones.

I know what it feels like to sit in a doctor’s office and hear the words “heart failure.” I know what it’s like to be dismissed, to be told I’m “too young” to have these issues, and to feel like I have to fight just to be taken seriously. I know the frustration of struggling to catch my breath, of feeling my heart race or slow for no reason, of watching my oxygen levels dip too low, and of wondering what the future holds.

💖 Every Beat is a Victory

This store is for every person who has ever felt unheard in their journey. It’s for those who fight through the exhaustion, who adapt to a new normal, who push through the hardest days because they have no other choice. It’s for the families, the caregivers, the medical professionals who stand beside us.

I want every person who wears or carries something from this store to feel seen, understood, and empowered.

Because our hearts may struggle, but we are still here.
We are still beating.
And that makes us warriors.