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Virginia
The Youth Voice Can Go A Long Way
The age of an advocate is just a number to most: what really matters is how you share your story to make a difference.
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Dr. Shon Chakrabarti
The You’re the Cure network is full of incredible advocates that invest their free time and energy with us to make a difference – in their local community and beyond.
Dr. Shon Chakrabarti is an interventional cardiologist and an advocate. He is a shining example of how one individual can make a big difference when they invest their passion with the American Heart Association. Dr. Chakrabarti is instrumental in changing policy and ensuring individuals receive high-quality cardiovascular care.
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Jodi Smith Lemacks
My third child, Joshua, was diagnosed with a Critical Congenital Birth Defect (CCHD) before birth. Born via C-section in June of 2003, he was immediately whisked away to the hospital next door for his first of three open heart surgeries, without me even getting a glimpse of him.
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Tamika Quinn
Tamika Quinn is a woman you don’t forget. Ex-military, now a self-made entrepreneur with a charitable ‘side business,’ she’s making her mark on the world. She is a veteran, a mother, a business woman, and a stroke survivor.
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Emilie Singh
When Chloe saved Gracie’s life, it was a busy Sunday in 2013 and no one realized my 8 year old daughter Gracie wasn’t feeling well, mom Emilie tells us.
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Gail Mates
My first recollection of my mother was with a cigarette in her hand.
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Jennifer & Joel Griffin
On June 8, 2012, Gwyneth Griffin, a 7th grader at A. G. Wright Middle School, collapsed in cardiac arrest. Several critical minutes passed before her father, Joel, reached her. CPR had not been initiated.
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Nhu Yeargin
For a gal who likes to spent her time alone hunkered down with a good book, Nhu Yeargin spends an awful lot of it helping others. Because of her own family’s connection to heart disease, she was drawn to the American Heart Association (AHA), among other volunteer endeavors.
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Tamika Quinn
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Kara Corso
Eating healthy foods sounds like something people should just be able to choose, but where I grew up in rural Virginia, that was not the case.
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