Faces of HCM

For Dominic, life before his HCM diagnosis was fairly normal. He was active and enjoyed being outdoors. However, for any kind of distance running,…

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy – “It took me three days to even learn how to say it!”.Elizabeth Wessman has lived all over the United States, most…

Garrett Lyons of Colorado passed away peacefully into our lord’s loving protective graces in 2022.

Doctors had always given one explanation or another for her symptoms, but nothing related to her heart.

How a doctor knowing the right questions to ask could have saved Jillian’s life:

My HCM story began when I was 25, during a routine visit with a new doctor who discovered a heart murmur.

My family means everything to me. For a long time, I couldn’t keep up with them and was afraid to make future plans. Even…

They did not go into much detail, causing Julia to believe that she was just lazy and not that her symptoms resulted from a…

Justin Alan Vigile, age 35, passed away suddenly on Monday, July 28, 2025, in Dallas, TX. Born on September 25, 1989, in Philadelphia, PA,…

Karen’s family has a long history of HCM and sudden cardiac arrest. There are four generations confirmed with a diagnosis of HCM and suspicion…

HCM, it’s a family thing.In 1982, my mom was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM); she was in her early 40s. In 1985, when I…

My obvious symptoms started with my second pregnancy when I went into active labor at 26 weeks. Up to then, I was clueless as…

When I was diagnosed with HCM, at the age of 37, my wife was pregnant with our 5th child. The diagnosis hit me very…

Growing up, Kim Walsh was very athletic. She recalls that many times while doing physical activity, she would have difficulty keeping up with her…

I was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in 1983, at 16 months old. I suspect that other family members on my mother’s side may have…

Husband, father, grandfather, fisherman, golfer, fireman, and first aid/EMT

My name is Lauren Donoghue-Cinelli, I’m forty years old, and from the Boston, MA suburbs. I’m married and work in marketing for an events…

“My hope is that through awareness, future generations will have easier access to the treatments they need. I hope pediatricians will know the signs…

During a routine checkup at our family doctor’s office during the early 2000s, my doctor heard a heart murmur for the first time. A…

I was 12 years old, and standing in the school nurse’s office waiting to get my heart listened to. The doctor, a little old…

How breaking my nose may have saved my life: Lisa Vecchione is from Springfield, New Jersey. She was diagnosed with HCM at the age…

January 9, 1959 – June 16, 1995Lori’s life reminds me of a butterfly – beautiful and short-lived. She has been gone since 1995 however…

When I was 39 years old, my family and I were heading to our nosebleed seats at a baseball game. When we reached our…

Marla received a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) at age 59. Her mother had a heart attack around the same age but did not…