My name is Taylor and I'm doing a GSSCJ Gold Award Project about heart health, I'm passionate about teaching others about heart health. When I was 15 years old my father passed away from a heart attack. Before his passing I was uneducated on heart health and didn't know the warning signs to look out for. I didn't know the symptoms my father was experiencing was something so serious until after his passing. Shortly after his passing I began to experience strange symptoms of my own and went to see a cardiologist, I was then diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. A medical condition that can affect your heart function among other things. I didn't realize heart problems could start so young and wished I had learned more about heart health sooner. Through losing my father and experiencing health problems of my own, I decided to do this project about heart health to help educate others about the importance of heart health, so other don't have to learn these things the hard way.

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