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I’m one of those people who believe that everything happens for a reason…and I truly believe that if you categorize yourself as one of those people, you cannot pick and choose which situation to apply that belief to. It’s an all or nothing kinda mentality. You either apply it to every situation, good or bad, throughout your life…or you do not…and to me, that is what faith is. It is the belief that there is

I think with every year of life, our desire to understand our “why’ has to increase. I learned a long time ago that someone’s “why” is their purpose for living. For doing. For being. Tomorrow I turn 31 years old, and to say I have asked myself “why” for the past decade, is an understatement. As always when I write, it is my story, my journey and my life lessons…but I write things which effect

You cannot have a bad day, when you remain positive throughout it. Why? Its physics…it is impossible for two things to exist in the same space. As long as you carry positivity and gratitude with you throughout the day, and focus on that; negative feelings or emotions cannot exist. Exactly two months ago from today, on October 14th 2016 at 8:15am, I was already in the operating room for an hour getting prepped…my Open Heart Surgery

“If you believe everything happens for a reason, you cannot choose when and where to apply it” To my knowledge, there are two types of people in this world. Those who believe everything happens for a reason, and those who do not. The difference between these two people are substantial because the ones that do believe, are able to find a purpose and understand the little side journeys of life that we have to go

This picture was taken, right before we left the hospital to come home. Even through it all, we smiled The next few days were a blur, all I can remember was being in pain. I had an IV in both hands, one in my neck, a chest tube, oxygen…and of course my new incision into my sternum, which separated my ribs, and provided access to my heart.  Needless to say, I was a mess. The only

When I started Imperfectly Perfect in 2011, I never thought there would come a time where I had to be the one sharing my story. Of course I was always open about my life, specifically my heart disease, but I never really thought the day would come that I had a major surgery and turned to iP not only to tell my story, but for support. Since I was younger, visiting the Cardiologist in the

As my first blog post, I would like to say thank you. Thank you to everyone who has ever supported Imperfectly Perfect,  myself, and my partner Arin. When I thought to create this organization, I didn’t stop to think where it would lead me, I just knew I had to start it. I was 22 years old, had my fourth heart surgery coming up, and was sitting talking to my mom about my thoughts regarding