How can a heart camp, like Camp Del Corazon, enhance a Heart Warrior's life? What made one Heart Warrior decide to become a nurse and eventually to go back to Camp Del Corazon as a Camp Nurse? What is the next step for a Heart Warrior after she is too old for camp?
Carrlee McGuire-Lim is a Heart Warrior who was born with Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome, Coarctation, and TGA. She has had several cardiac surgeries over her lifetime and a Pacemaker placed at age 5. Carlee also has severe scoliosis requiring surgical rod placement at age 13.
Carrlee knew from a young age that she wanted to be a nurse, but always had concerns if her heart would be strong enough to work the long hours in a high stress environment. Beating the odds, Carrlee successfully graduated from nursing school in 2017 and works as a NICU nurse caring for tiny newborns, some with congenital heart disease too! Carrlee pursued more and graduated with her MSN and starting teaching nursing students in 2021.
She married the love of her life in 2017 and has big plans for her future.
Our Guest Host is Roslyn Rivera. She is also a Heart Warrior and a nurse! Roslyn is also a Medical Advisory Board member.
Links mentioned in this program:
Camp Del Corazon website: https://www.campdelcorazon.org/
A video with Carrlee and Roslyn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH3dxB251cE
Roslyn's former "Heart to Heart with Anna" episodes:
A View From the Other Side of the Bed
Congenital Heart Defects Around the Globe: The Novick Cardiac Alliance
Nurse Burnout in the CHD Community Part 1
Nurse Burnout in the CHD Community Part 2
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