✨ Kintsugi & Aortic Hope ✨ In Japan, there’s a beautiful art called Kintsugi—the practice of repairing broken pottery with gold, highlighting the cracks instead of hiding them. The result? A piece that’s even more unique, resilient, and breathtaking than before. 💛 At Aortic Hope, we believe this is a powerful reminder for anyone living with aortic disease.Your scars—both visible and invisible—are not signs of weakness, but proof of survival, strength, and courage. Like Kints

❤️🎥 Why Watch Aortic Hope’s AHTV on YouTube? 🎥❤️ With over more than 123,000 views and 1400 subscribers, it’s more than just a channel—it’s a community. 🌟 On AHTV, you’ll find: ✅ Survivor Stories that bring hope and inspiration. ✅ Expert Insights from medical professionals who break down complex topics in ways that empower YOU. ✅ Wellness Tools & Tips to help you thrive in your daily life. ✅ Live & Recorded Events that connect you with others who truly understand the journ

🩸 We are excited to bring to you a new Survivor Series Saturday!! L I V E !! event featuring Thomas Mooney, an Aortic Dissection...

🩸 We are excited to bring to you a new Survivor Series Saturday!! L I V E !! event featuring Stephen Powell, an Aortic Dissection...

It’s Survivor Series Saturday and today we bring you an amazing and accomplished woman hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Edali Pollard. She tells a gripping story of her from an Aortic Dissection just 3months ago! She is a self described ‘thriver’! You do not want to miss her story! To watch click HERE *Let's Connect Heart-One Beat At A Time Together!* ⭐️Be the shining star in someone's life by submitting your story of survival or caring for someone with Aortic disease. We real

We are excited to bring to you TONIGHT at 7PM ET a new Survivor Series Saturday !! L I V E !! event featuring Judy Scharmann, an Aortic...

We are excited to bring to you this TONIGHT at 7PM ET. A new Survivor Series Saturday!! L I V E !! event featuring Michael Pace, an...

We are excited to bring to you this TONIGHT at 7PM ET. A new Survivor Series Saturday!! L I V E !! event featuring Scott Benton, an...

We are excited to bring to you this TONIGHT at 7PM ET. A new Survivor Series Saturday!! L I V E !! event featuring Jason Beaty, an...

Come take your mind off of Aortic Disease and join Aortic Hope and Diane Bishop, the Aortic Artist for our Arts & Crafts event, Wednesday the 16th at 7pm EST on AHTV our YouTube channel. This week Diane will show us how to create something that will bring others a lot of joy...PAINTING ROCKS! To participate you will need the following: -Medium to large flat or smooth rock -Q-Tips and/or brushes -Acrylic Paint (whatever colors you wish) -Water and paper towel You can get thes

We are excited to bring to you TONIGHT March 22 @ 7PM ET a new Survivor Series Saturday !! L I V E !! event featuring Duante Barnett, an...

Come take your mind off of Aortic Disease and join Aortic Hope and Diane Bishop, the Aortic Artist for our Arts & Crafts event, Wednesday the 16th at 7pm EST on AHTV our YouTube channel. This week Diane will show us how to create something using paint but WITHOUT brushes. We are going back to the time when we FINGER PAINTED🎨 To participate you will need the following: -Canvas of any size -Q-Tips -Acrylic Paint (whatever colors you wish) -Water and paper towel You can get t

Come join Aortic Hope for a special Live Therapeutic Thursdays at 12pm EST. This event will be led by community member and therapist John Quick. You will have an opportunity to interact with John and ask questions via the chat section on YouTube. If you would like to join as a guest, click here: https://forms.office.com/r/Qig7bCBVxv Remember, Aortic Hope and their volunteers are not medical professionals. Please speak with your physician if you have any medical or mental

It's Therapeutic Thursday at Aortic Hope. 🎉Thursdays at 12pm EST, we offer Therapeutic Thursdays LIVE with John Quick. 👉John, a survivor and therapist, will be sharing his story on our YouTube channel, discussing a topic for the week (grief, denial, milestones, PTSD...) and answering questions from the community via chat. Please remember, these events are live and everything that is placed in the chat will remain on our YouTube channel. He will only be taking questions that

Come take your mind off of Aortic Disease and join Aortic Hope and Diane Bishop, the Aortic Artist for our Arts & Crafts event, Thursday, February 27th at 7pm EST on AHTV our YouTube channel. This week Diane will be reviewing brushes, brush strokes and acrylic paint. To participate you will need the following: Acrylic paint from the Dollar Store, Michaels or Walmart Brushes (Five Below or the Dollar Store will not last long, consider Michael's or Hobby Lobby) Canvas paper or

Come join Aortic Hope as we offer a free series where we will learn Qigong, taught by Kevin Songer. You will be able to watch, participate and ask questions during this LIVE event on our YouTube channel. If you can't attend live, you can watch it later as these session will be recorded and saved. We love being able to present these interactive sessions to the community and if you feel appropriate, please consider making a donation: https://bit.ly/AorticHopeDonation Kevin So

It's Therapeutic Thursday and we are discussing How to Beat the Winter Blues When the Temps Drop. 🥶Cold weather got you feeling down? You’re not alone! When the days are short, and the temps are freezing, it’s easy to feel blah or even downright depressed. But don’t let winter steal your joy! Here are some easy, feel-good ways to keep your spirits up when it’s chilly outside. 𝟭. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 (𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆!) Bundle up and get out there, even if it’s just for

It's Therapeutic Thursday at Aortic Hope. Today is about Kintsugi. Authors Katherine and Jay Wolf wrote about Kintsugi in their book titled, Suffer Strong, and described it like this: “The story of kintsugi—this style of pottery—may be the most perfect embodiment of all our trauma-shattered lives... Instead of throwing away the broken beloved pottery, we’ll fix it in a way that doesn’t pretend it hasn’t been broken but honors the breaking—and more so, the surviving—by highlig

It's Therapeutic Thursday at Aortic Hope. ✍️Journaling is a great way to chill out and ease stress for a few reasons: 1. **Feelings Outlet**: It’s a safe space to let out whatever’s on your mind. Writing down your feelings can lighten the emotional load and help you feel a bit better. 2. **Clear Your Head**: Putting your thoughts on paper can help you make sense of things. It’s like untangling a mess of strings, making it easier to tackle whatever’s stressing you out. 3. **So

Happy New Year! It's Therapeutic Thursday and in the spirit of wanting to "Thrive and not just Survive in 2025", we want to share a poem with you called Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley. Emily's poem is actually about what it is like to have a child with a disability and trying to explain that to other people. We feel this poem could very well apply to how some of you may feel about what life is like living with Aortic Disease and how to change the narrative of you