Hello! Thank you, first of all, for taking the time out of your busy lives, (or if your like me, you just sit in bed all day) to look at my blog! I'm actually very nervous, even though you probably don't know who I am.
Anyways, if you can't guess by my blog name, or by the title of this post; I have a heart condition! Such fun! No, not really, it is a pain in the backside.
At the age of about 2 weeks, I was diagnosed with a fairly rare heart condition; Common Arterial Trunk. It's very ironic, the name, I'm now 13 (but mentally mature). When I mention to friends and people at school, that I have a heart condition, they normally do a double take and protest that I just say that for attention. Firstly, why would I lie, saying I have a heart condition? Not exactly something you want for yourself, is it? Secondly, I look and feel perfectly healthy (whatever way you would like to defy "healthy", go ahead.)
Another "side affect" of having a heart condition (sounds like Hazel from Tfios!) is scars. Many, many scars. I have one on my thigh, a very small one from keyhole surgery. (We'll get into that later.) I have one more, which is around 15cm in length and is situated on my chest. (Not going to show you anytime soon.) That is from open heart surgery, which is a surgery nearly every heart patient gets to endure. Until about last year, I was very self conscious about my body and especially my scar. I couldn't bear to wear tank tops, swimming costumes or anything that had a potential way to show even an inch of my scar. I'm obviously still self conscious, but I try to keep it behind me.
For my blog, I will be writing enticing tales of my heart condition, confidence issues advice and stuff I get up to on my day to day life!
My Heart, My Stories.
(Check out my boring Instagram: molly.meehanx)
Anyways, if you can't guess by my blog name, or by the title of this post; I have a heart condition! Such fun! No, not really, it is a pain in the backside.
At the age of about 2 weeks, I was diagnosed with a fairly rare heart condition; Common Arterial Trunk. It's very ironic, the name, I'm now 13 (but mentally mature). When I mention to friends and people at school, that I have a heart condition, they normally do a double take and protest that I just say that for attention. Firstly, why would I lie, saying I have a heart condition? Not exactly something you want for yourself, is it? Secondly, I look and feel perfectly healthy (whatever way you would like to defy "healthy", go ahead.)
Another "side affect" of having a heart condition (sounds like Hazel from Tfios!) is scars. Many, many scars. I have one on my thigh, a very small one from keyhole surgery. (We'll get into that later.) I have one more, which is around 15cm in length and is situated on my chest. (Not going to show you anytime soon.) That is from open heart surgery, which is a surgery nearly every heart patient gets to endure. Until about last year, I was very self conscious about my body and especially my scar. I couldn't bear to wear tank tops, swimming costumes or anything that had a potential way to show even an inch of my scar. I'm obviously still self conscious, but I try to keep it behind me.
For my blog, I will be writing enticing tales of my heart condition, confidence issues advice and stuff I get up to on my day to day life!
My Heart, My Stories.
(Check out my boring Instagram: molly.meehanx)