SHOW NOTES

2:25 – heart transplant at age 29, no previous cardiac issues

3:00 – post-partum cardiomyopathy

3:30 – placed on a Life Vest and a low ejection fraction

4:30 – a 49-day stay in the hospital

5:15 – the fear of leaving one’s children behind, without a mom

6:15 – emergency room, to a two-week stay, to “we’ve done all we can for you”

7:00 – options and prognosis regarding Cassidy’s heart

8:30 – praying and deciding to move forward with a heart transplant

9:45 – ECMO

10:15 – shifting one’s perspective during and after a heart transplant

11:00 – Cassidy’s mom, cardiomyopathy, and her heart transplant months after Cassidy’s

12:00 – the wait for a heart, and testing for the best match, for improved outcomes

13:00 – antibodies after pregnancy can affect transplant success

14:20 – a ten-hour surgery

14:50 – the new heart needs to wake up

16:00 – the importance of family and a support system

17:30 –Dr. Allene Magill, an influential leader in education, and in Cassidy’s life

19:00 – Cassidy’s decision to change her career path change

21:00 – Shifting plans to find the “sweet spot” for one’s work

22:30 – teaching and learning, equal importance

23:00 – organ donors changes lives and save lives

25:00 – donor family and recipient interaction

25:30 – a donor’s organ can be classified as high-risk

26:00 – How does life change when you have someone else’s heart replace your own?

27:15 – Piedmont Cartersville, Piedmont Atlanta, Samsky Heart Failure Clinic

28:00 – great teachers…

29:15 – Matt Fox, Becky Reynolds

30:00 – Cassidy’s closing comments

LINKS

Cardiomyopathy

ECMO

Ejection Fraction

LifeVestTM - Cleveland Clinic page

LifeVestTM - Zoll page

LVAD

Organ Donation - American Society of Transplantation

Organ Donation - Donate Life

Organ Donation - UNOS

Piedmont Cartersville

Piedmont Atlanta

Samsky Heart Failure Center

Fairmount Elementary School

Red Bud Middle School

Sonoraville High School

Music for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate Beats

Podcast cover art is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.

Professional Association of Georgia Educators

David’s LinkedIn page

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