“Heart of the Wildcat” Poster

"Heart of the Wildcat" by Vanessa Woodlock

Purchase for only $10.00!

incorporate post cardiac rehabilitation into my health, fitness and lifestyle that my website was originally created for based on how I lost 55 lbs and kept the weight off. Now the site will include what I’ve done through health, nutrition and exercise to rebound back from:

1.) Pulmonary Embolism
2.) Ascending Aortic Aneurysm
3.) Stage Four Congestive Heart Failure (with a 15% ejection fraction, normal persons is 55%)
4.) Failed Aortic Valve
5.) Surgery at Duke (Goldsboro said surgery wasn’t an option, this was as good as it got, meaning me on meds and bedridden) (Wake Heart did all the tests but simply was not capable as they did not have the equipment I would have needed in surgery). Therefore the transplant doctor at Duke performed my surgery August 7, 2007. He replaced my aortic valve, he placed a dacron sleeve in the ascending aortic arch to protect from the aneurysm. He removed part of the aortic arch up to the first carotid artery. I suffered from one of the 10% risks of surgery, my heart went into total heart block that necessitated me being implanted with my “cellphone” (at least that’s what it feels like in my shoulder) a Pacemaker/Defibrillator. Then in February ‘08 it was confirmed that I had indeed suffered a mild heart attack during surgery as there was minimal scarring on the top of the heart muscle. I couldn’t believe they did not know this at the time but am actually glad I did not find out for six months. I really don’t think I could have handled anymore bad news.

I tell you this not for your sympathy but what a person can not only Survive but Thrive after a debilitating illness. Since March I’ve been back in the gym with no restrictions other then to listen to my body and be careful and dont jerk the leads out of my heart. I was released with the “no restrictions” because I know exercise. I have gone from 15% ejection fraction to 48% ejection fraction merely 7% lower then a healthy persons ejection fraction. I worked with my nutritionist, JJ Virgin and my trainer, Robert Reames and Dr. Frank Lawlis last year. They were invaluable in preparing me for surgery dealing with stress DUH, nutrition, supplements that were not contradicative with the medications.

My goal since the Dr. Phil Challenge was to get certified as a personal trainer. I worked on the experience through the Sheriff’s weight loss challenge and friends both in Goldsboro and through my website. That fell to the wayside since I got sick ONLY because my passion has steered more towards the natural and holistic nutrition as that has been more fine tuned then my exercise at this point. I created “The Heart of the Wildcat” after several local ladies participated in creating the Humane Society’s Petals and Paws Calendar based on the Calendar Girls movie. Vanessa Woodlock took my warped mind and surpassed even my wildest dream of what I wanted my poster to be.

I am selling my poster (attached) for $10 with $2.50 from the sale of each poster going to the Goldsboro Humane Society specifically to go towards the building of the much needed animal adoption and education center. Since I don’t have kids my pets are my babies. I only wish I could have every single animal in the shelter but since that is not a possibility I want to do as much as I can to help raise the funds to give the animals hopefully time they would need to find a new home and not just go to a building to be put down.

The remainder of the money I am using towards tuition into Clayton College of Natural Health to get certified in Holistic nutrition that would just expand what I’ve learned to help people lose weight through lifestyle, no diets. So, that’s what I want to be when I grow up in Goldsboro, North Carolina. I’m also working for JJ Virgin as her virtual assistant. JJ is the master nutritionist in the entire world (jjvirgin.com). She helped create the curriculum at CCNH.edu and even though I work for her I still have to pay for tuition. So, if you are interested let me know. I’ll even hand deliver them in the Goldsboro area. Shipping priority with delivery confirmation is an additional $7.00. They will be available on my website soon with the entire website being upgraded by the best of the pro’s from Trademark Media Group LLC (in Goldsboro).

I hope you think about it and if you look at the poster attached remember to cover one eye lest ye go blind!

Click the PayPal button to purchase this poster for only $10.00. $2.50 of each purchase will be donated to the Goldsboro Humane Society towards the continual development of the Wayne County Animal Shelter.