Support my challenge to save Kiwi hearts

This May, I’m taking part in MyMarathon to raise funds for heart research that will help save lives.

I have POTS and IST, I have been on a journey to get correctly medicated for 10 years. Thankfully it isn't life threatening but I can tell you it sure is exhausting when your heart is channeling it's inner Forest Gump, beating like it is running a constant marathon 24/7. The medication that is best suited to my condition, that is widely used around the world, is not funded here in New Zealand, and is therefore limited in it's supply, making for some time the access and cost to it prohibitive. After trialing countless other options that all had various adverse affects on me I was at my wits end. Thankfully I have now been able to go on this medication as of this year and it has truly changed my life - it is however still unfunded but thankfully much cheaper then it originally was when first proposed to me. I still have struggles with the supply of it but overall I am grateful that the accessibility of it is improving.

The Heart Foundation has been fighting for YEARS now to get this medication (and many other vital treatments) funded and accessible to ALL those who need it and participating in My Marathon and fundraising for the work they do in this space is just a small way we can help build better outcomes for other heart patients all around New Zealand.