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Heart stories

Read the stories of those impacted by heart disease

Every day, people all around Australia are touched by heart disease. Whether it’s our own health that is impacted or the lives of those close to us, there is a lot to process for those impacted by a heart event or diagnosed condition.

This collection of Heart Stories aspires to provide comfort and courage, and to support the Heart Foundation in raising awareness of heart disease and help our efforts to raise much needed funds for heart research, prevention and support programs. 

You are invited to share your Heart Story - whether you are living with heart disease, a caregiver, or have lost a loved one - to help someone going through a similar experience today.

For more support, join our peer support network to discuss your journey, share your challenges, and celebrate your triumphs.

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Geoff Lester standing with bare chest, hand on heart, heart surgery scar
Meet Dr Geoff Lester: “I’ve been a patient longer than I’ve been a doctor.”

Geoff Lester was just 24 when he underwent the first of four open heart surgeries. He now studies medicine in hopes to help other patients.