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Aaliyah Aries – How I cope with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Aaliyah Aries – how I cope with Dilated Cardiomyopathy At our branch meeting in October we were very lucky to here from Aaliyah Aries. Here is her story. I am Aaliyah, I’m 17 years old. I am a second-year level 3 health and social care student and peer educator at Northampton college. I am also a heart patient, being diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy at 12 years old after a few months of sickness and a few weeks of being extremely unwell. Previously, I lived a normal active life. My illness resulted in me staying in intensive care for a month and taking loads of medication. My condition means that I will need to receive treatment for the rest of my life and its likely I will require a heart transplant at some unknown point in the future. This page contains more information about Dilated Cardiomyopathy: