Julie

A couple years before COVID I could really tell my heart had something not right. Then there was a point where I had to see a cardiologist for blood pressure issues. They saw some leakage in my aortic valve that got worse and worse.

I was born with an aortic valve defect, so I've always known I had a heart issue. After I had my children, my heart became a lot more pronounced. 

I started having heart issues around 1990s and it started with high blood pressure, but then developed atrial fibrillation. It turned out that the regurgitation through my tricuspid valve had suddenly jumped to the top of the scale and needed treatment.