His Brave Heart: My Husband's Journey from LVAD to Heart Transplant

A story of encouragement and triumph of the human spirit! A diagnosis of heart failure can be a crushing blow to a person’s reality. The condition brings with it uncertainty and many challenges for the individual and their loved ones. The journey of the decline in the health of this decorated combat military veteran and his will to survive is eloquently told. This is a true account of a spouse who becomes a caregiver to her husband during his critical illness. The veteran’s journey from a devastating prognosis through implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) is told on the pages of the book. The couple's life after the LVAD open-heart surgery brings health and promise, but additional medical challenges for both threaten the resolve and faith of this hopeful couple. This memoir by the spouse of the veteran takes the reader through this strong-willed man’s heart failure diagnosis, medical treatments, surgeries, and multiple recovery periods. The life-saving gift of a donor's heart becomes the ultimate blessing for this man and his family. The hope is this book provides encouragement to anyone affected.