Heart Talk with Hillary
After surviving Acute Heart Failure at 33 years old I felt very alone in my recovery. I had never met anyone with heart failure let alone someone near my age. After beginning to share my story publicly and on social media I began meeting many other people who had also survived Acute Heart Failure. Some of these people had experienced it years before me, some had received a heart transplant and others were loved ones with family members currently hospitalized due to it. Connecting with these patients and family members was carthartic and opened my eyes to a whole new community of people I now had much in common with. I wanted to create this podcast so that other people who experienced heart failure could find this community of beautiful people and find the same hope and comfort that I did from hearing their stories. I hope that this podcast not only opens your eyes to a whole new community of brave, inspiring individuals, but that you also learn more about heart failure and all the ways in which it can affect people. Thank you for being here!
Disclaimer: This podcast does not include any medical advice and should not be taken as such. All views are our own and they are based upon individual lived experiences. Please speak with your healthcare provider if you have any questions related to your own health.
If you'd like to follow along on my heart failure advocacy and recovery journey you can find me on Instagram @hillarysheart. For any questions, comments or inquiries you can contact me via email at hillary@hillarysheart.com.
Heart Talk with Hillary
Casey Gould - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
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Welcome back for SEASON 4! I can’t imagine a more meaningful way to begin this new season than with today’s episode, especially as Grey’s Anatomy also returns with a storyline depicting a main character being diagnosed with the exact same condition as our guest.
Today, I’m joined by Casey Gould, a heart failure survivor who experienced peripartum (also called postpartum) cardiomyopathy just over a year ago while giving birth to her son, Archer.
Casey had a healthy, uneventful pregnancy — one she genuinely enjoyed — but everything changed during delivery when her heart suddenly failed. Like me, Casey required an Impella CP, a life-saving heart pump that supported her when her heart could not.
Casey is young, active, and healthy. Her story is a powerful reminder that heart failure — and postpartum cardiomyopathy in particular — does not discriminate, and that these stories are not just television, cliffhangers or plotlines… they’re real life.
In this conversation, Casey shares what it was like to go from a normal pregnancy to nearly losing her life in labor, and what recovery has looked like since.
Whether you’re a new or expecting parent, a survivor, a caregiver, or part of the healthcare community, this episode sets the tone for what Season 4 is all about — awareness and hope for every heart.
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If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email Hillary at hillary@hillarysheart.com