At 39, lady with wholesome life-style wanted coronary heart transplant – she’s now spreading message of hope – NBC 6 South Florida

A South Florida lady thought she was doing every part proper to remain wholesome when her coronary heart all of the sudden started to fail.

At 39 years previous, Migdalia Rodriguez wanted a transplant to outlive.

“Never in a million years did I think being healthy, fit, eating healthy, just living a healthy lifestyle would lead to something this aggressive?” she mentioned.

Rodriguez was struggling to breathe, might barely stroll, and was gaining weight quickly.

“It was so intense that that’s what made me go to the hospital,” she said. “And by the time I got there, it was too far gone.”

Doctors at Cleveland Clinic found congestive coronary heart failure together with her coronary heart performing at simply 10%. What she didn’t notice was that her coronary heart had already been compromised at 17 years previous. She thought it was bronchial asthma. The signs didn’t floor once more till many years later.

“We first met, and within three months, it was clear that the medicines would only be able to do so much, and she had to go on the transplant waitlist,” Rodriguez said. “At this point, I was trying to be hopeful that I would get a heart, but I was also preparing myself. If my life is done, what am I supposed to do?”

And then she received a match. Within two months, medical doctors at Cleveland Clinic discovered a donor coronary heart.

She documented her first breath together with her new coronary heart in her once-failing physique.

Rodriguez now shares her therapeutic brazenly on social media, and tens of millions are watching.

“The main message I want to give is hope,” she said. “That you are not alone in the fear of being diagnosed with heart failure or having a loved one diagnosed with a life-threatening condition.”

She is now shifting stronger than ever, advocating for coronary heart well being and operating 5Ks. The coronary heart that after failed her now fuels her.

Rodriguez is aware of nothing about her coronary heart donor. She wrote the household a letter and hopes to listen to again sometime, however understands the delicacy of the state of affairs.

Cleveland Clinic says turning into an organ donor is straightforward, and you are able to do it proper by means of your MyChart.