We are kicking off our One Heart Campaign with an amazing Heart Hero – Lorissa!  Lorissa is 19 and from Kearney, Nebraska. She has a heart defect known as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, which means that Lorissa’s heart muscle became abnormally thick, restricting blood flow through her heart. Lorissa is a transplant recipient and received her new heart in October of 2014!

Lorissa credits her faith, inner strength and courage as helping her through this journey. To Lorissa, the Heart Hero Cape “represents that I am not alone and that I am capable to overcome everything.”

Lorissa’s strength and faith have taken her through numerous heart catheterization procedures, an ICD replacement surgery, as well as through her transplant surgery. Lorissa and her family enjoy eating ice cream cake as a way to celebrate Lorissa’s heartiversary – to celebrate that incredible strength and perseverence that has brought her so far.

Follow Lorissa’s journey on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamLorissa